SOLUTION: Hello, may you please help me on this problem. N of the 34 coins are quarters. The rest are nickels. The total value of the coins are $5.30. What is N? Thank you! Please show

Question 720847: Hello, may you please help me on this problem.
N of the 34 coins are quarters. The rest are nickels. The total value of the coins are $5.30. What is N?
Thank you! Please show work so I can understand this problem more. Thank you again!

Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let = number of nickels
Let = number of quarters
given:
....eq.1
....eq.2
------------------------
solve ....eq.1 for

and substitute it in ....eq.2
....eq.2...solve for

and, since

The number of nickels is
The number of quarters is
check:
....eq.1

....eq.2

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