SOLUTION: In the math department water-cooler fund, there are 48 quarters and nickels, with a total value of $6.00. How many quarters and nickels are in the fund?
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Question 933987: In the math department water-cooler fund, there are 48 quarters and nickels, with a total value of $6.00. How many quarters and nickels are in the fund?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Multiply the first equation by 5 and subtract from the second.
Then,
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