SOLUTION: Colin has a jar containing only 5-cent and 20-cent coins. In total, there are 31 coins with a total value of $3.50. How many of each type coin does Colin have?

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Question 1058259: Colin has a jar containing only 5-cent and 20-cent coins. In total, there are 31 coins with a total value of $3.50. How many of each type coin does Colin have?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assign each coin count its own variable.
Account for the number of coins.
Account for the amount of dollars.
Solve the two simultaneous equations.

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Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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Colin has a jar containing only 5-cent and 20-cent coins. In total, there are 31 coins with a total value of $3.50. How many of each type coin does Colin have?
Let number of 5-cent coins be F

Then number of 20-cent coins is: 31 - F

We then get the following VALUE equation: .05F + .2(31 - F) = 3.5

Solve this for F, the number of 5-cent coins.

Subtract value of F from 31 to get number of 20-cent coins.

Note that the value of F MUST be an integer.



It's as simple as that...nothing COMPLEX!!