SOLUTION: A piggy bank is 5 times as many as 25 centavo coin as 1 peso. The total amount of the piggy bank is 281.25 pesos. What are the number of coins?

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Question 994909: A piggy bank is 5 times as many as 25 centavo coin as 1 peso. The total amount of the piggy bank is 281.25 pesos. What are the number of coins?
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q = number of 25 centavo coins
p = number of 1 peso coins

q = 5p
0.25q + p = 281.25

Substitute the first equation into the second.

0.25(5p) + p = 281.25
2.25p = 281.25
p = 125

There are 125 one-peso coins and 625 25-centavo coins.