SOLUTION: Joey has a jar full of 40 coins consisting of only quarters and nickels. If the total value is $5.00 , how many of each coin does Joey have? Write the number of quarters fir

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Question 1090188: Joey has a jar full of
40
coins consisting of only quarters and nickels. If the total value is
$5.00
, how many of each coin does Joey have?
Write the number of quarters first, then the number of nickels separated by a comma, in the form
q,n
.
Answer by rajagopalan(174) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let quarters be =n
Nickels=40-n
Total = (n/4)+(40-n)/20
5= (n/4)+(40-n)/20multiply both side by 20
100=5n+40-n
100-40=4n
60=4n
giving n=15
So Quarters=15
Nickels=25
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