SOLUTION: Luke has $1.65 in his pocket in nickles and quarters. He has 13 coins (nickles and quarters) HOw many nickles does Luke have and How many quarters?

Question 351463: Luke has $1.65 in his pocket in nickles and quarters. He has 13 coins (nickles and quarters) HOw many nickles does Luke have and How many quarters?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let be the number of nickels, quarters.
1.
2.
Multiply eq. 1 by (-5) and add to eq. 2,

Then use either equation to solve for N.

He has 8 nickels and 5 quarters.
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