SOLUTION: There is a jar with nickels and quarters in it. There are 95 coins in the jar and the coins total $12.95. How many of each coin is there?

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Question 426284: There is a jar with nickels and quarters in it. There are 95 coins in the jar and the coins total $12.95. How many of each coin is there?

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Let represent the number of nickels. Let represent the number of quarters. Then cents is the value of the nickels, and cents is the value of the quarters, and the total value of the coins, $12.95, can also be specified as 1295 cents.





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