SOLUTION: We have a jar of coins, all quarters and pennies. Altogether, we have 247 coins, and the total value of all coins in the jar is $41.35. How many quarters are in the jar? Answer:

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Question 1203507: We have a jar of coins, all quarters and pennies. Altogether, we have 247 coins, and the total value of all coins in the jar is $41.35. How many quarters are in the jar?
Answer: quarters

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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p and q but

q quarters
and
247-q pennies


0.25q%2B0.01%28247-q%29=41.35---------simplify, solve....