SOLUTION: Rebecca has $4.10 in nickels and quarters. The number of nickels is 4 more than the number of quarters. How many of each coin does she have?

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Question 1158325: Rebecca has $4.10 in nickels and quarters. The number of nickels is 4 more than the number of quarters. How many of each coin does she have?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) About Me  (Show Source):
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n nickels
q quarters

You should be able to make the system system%28n-q=4%2Cn%2B5q=82%29.

13 quarters, q
17 nickels, n