SOLUTION: You have 18.75 in coins. I have 11 coins in all.What kind of coins do I have?

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Question 900948: You have 18.75 in coins. I have 11 coins in all.What kind of coins do I have?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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Who has which coins? Who is "you" and "I"?

p, n, d, q for pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters.
p%2Bn%2Bd%2Bq=11
and
0.01p%2B0.05n%2B0.1d%2B0.25q=18.75 which simplifies to p%2B5n%2B10d%2B25q=1875.

If the money quantity given were done all in quarters, the count of quarters would be 75 of these coins. Some assumptions may be needed. Further still, if 11 QUARTERS were used, this would be $2.75, and another fraction of a dollar would be necessary if filling the rest using paper bills.