SOLUTION: If you have $2.65 in your pile & only quarters and nickels but 11 more nickels than quarters....how many nickels & quarters do you have?

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Question 849965: If you have $2.65 in your pile & only quarters and nickels but 11 more nickels than quarters....how many nickels & quarters do you have?
Found 2 solutions by Kamal0222, Fombitz:
Answer by Kamal0222(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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Enough to buy a big mac.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
0.05N%2B0.25Q=2.65
5N%2B25Q=265
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N=Q%2B11
Substitute into the first equation,
5%28Q%2B11%29%2B25Q=265
5Q%2B55%2B25Q=265
30Q=210
Q=7
Then from the second equation,
N=7%2B11
N=18