SOLUTION: Jane has nickels and quarters worth $3.05. She has 7 more nickels than quarters. Find the number of each coin.

Question 24332: Jane has nickels and quarters worth $3.05. She has 7 more nickels than quarters. Find the number of each coin.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the number of quarters be "x"
Then number of nickels will be "x+7"
Value of quarters is 25x cents.
Falue of nickels is 5(x+7)= 5x+35 cents.
EQuATION:
Value of nickels + Value of quarters is 305 cents
5x+35 + 25x = 305
40x = 270
x = 6 3/4
Something is wrong here. Check your problem statement
again. You cannot have 6 3/4 quarters.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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