SOLUTION: I have 34 Coins. Some are quarters and some are nickels.the quarters are worth $5.20 more than the nickels. How many of each coin do I have?

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Question 1165354: I have 34 Coins. Some are quarters and some are nickels.the quarters are worth $5.20 more than the nickels. How many of each coin do I have?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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q quarters
n nickels
system%28q%2Bn=34%2C25q%2B5n=520%29
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Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the number of quarters. Then, since there are a total of 34 coins that are either nickels or quarters, must represent the number of nickels. is the number of cents in quarters, and is the number of cents in nickels, and the difference between these two amounts is 520 cents. Hence:



Solve for and then calculate

John

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