SOLUTION: Please help me with this word problem: Johnston and Betsy Warning have a jar containing 80 coins, all of which are either quarters or nickles. The total value of the coins is $14.6

Question 857922: Please help me with this word problem: Johnston and Betsy Warning have a jar containing 80 coins, all of which are either quarters or nickles. The total value of the coins is $14.60. How many of each type of coin do they have?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of quarters
Let = number of nickels
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(1)
(2) ( in cents )
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Multiply both sides of (1) by
and subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)
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and, since
(1)
(1)
(1)
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They have 53 quarters and 27 nickels
check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
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