SOLUTION: You have 18 coins in your pocket. They all are all nickels and quarters. The total amount is $2.30 How many nickels do you have? How many quarters do you have?

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Question 1135629: You have 18 coins in your pocket. They all are all nickels and quarters. The total amount is $2.30 How many nickels do you have? How many quarters do you have?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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18 coins
q Quarters
18-q Nickels
Question asks for quarters count, q.

Account for the $2.30;
highlight_green%280.05%2818-q%29%2B0.25q=2.30%29----------solve this for q.



Note: Question also asks for how many nickels, which is 18-q.