SOLUTION: anner has $5.40 in nickels and quarters. Suppose he has 18 more nickels than quarters. (Let x represent the number of quarters. Complete the table below such that each entry is in
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Question 1162292: anner has $5.40 in nickels and quarters. Suppose he has 18 more nickels than quarters. (Let x represent the number of quarters. Complete the table below such that each entry is in terms of x)
nickles = x+18 Quarters = x
What is the values in cents
How many coin does he have?
Answer by greenestamps(13203) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The value of (x+18) nickels in cents is 5(x+18).
The value of (x) quarters in cents is 25(x).
To solve for x and thus determine the number of coins he has (and the number he has of each), write and solve the equation that says the total value in cents of the coins -- 5(x+18) plus 25(x) -- is 540.
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