SOLUTION: Jon only has domes and quarters. He has 17 total coins that total to $2.95. How many of each coin does he have?

Question 1092634: Jon only has domes and quarters. He has 17 total coins that total to $2.95. How many of each coin does he have?
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, Alan3354:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.
and

2.
From 1,

Substituting into 2,

Since Q is not an integer solution, there is no solution that will solve this problem.
The closest value is $2.90 which is 10 dimes and 7 quarters.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jon only has domes and quarters. He has 17 total coins that total to $2.95. How many of each coin does he have?
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d + q = 17
10d + 25q = 295

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