SOLUTION: a person has $3.25 in his pockets to get the bus. If he has only nickels and quarters, and the number of nickels is eight times the number of quarters, how many of each coin does

SOLUTION: a person has $3.25 in his pockets to get the bus. If he has only nickels and quarters, and the number of nickels is eight times the number of quarters, how many of each coin does

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Question 1046495: a person has $3.25 in his pockets to get the bus. If he has only nickels and quarters, and the number of nickels is eight times the number of quarters, how many of each coin does he have?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Each set of 8 nickels and 1 quarter = 65 cents
325/65 = 5 sets

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