SOLUTION: A collection of quarters and nickels contains at least 42 coins and is worth at most $8.00. If the collection contains 25 quarters, how many nickels can be in the collection?

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Question 1084299: A collection of quarters and nickels contains at least 42 coins and is worth at most $8.00. If the collection contains 25 quarters, how many nickels can be in the collection?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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N%2BQ%3E=42
and
0.05N%2B0.25Q%3C=8.00
N%2B5Q%3C=160
So then,
Q=25
and,
N%2B25%3E=42
N%3E=17
and
N%2B5%2825%29%3C=160
N%2B125%3C=160
N%3C=35
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So putting the two constraints together,
17%3C=N%3C=35