SOLUTION: If Jason has 12 nickels and quarters in his pocket, and they have a combined value of 200 cents, how many of each coin does he have?

Question 1136910: If Jason has 12 nickels and quarters in his pocket, and they have a combined value of 200 cents, how many of each coin does he have?
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If Jason has nickels and quarters in his pocket, and they have a combined value of 200 cents, how many of each coin does he have?
let nickels be and quarters
If Jason has 12 nickels and quarters in his pocket, we have
......solve for
......eq.1

if they have a combined value of cents, and since and , we have

......substitute from eq.1
......solve for

go to ......eq.1, substitute

so, Jason has nickels and quarters

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