Question 1129095
david has a container filled with quarters and nickels he has 33 coins which add up to $6.85 how many quarters does he have
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Quantity Equation:: q + n = 33 coins
Value Equation::: 25q +5n = 685 cents
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Simplify::
q + n = 33
5q + n = 137
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Subtract and solve for "q"::
4q = 104
q = 26 (# of quarters)
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Solve for "n"::
n = 33-q = 33-26 = 7 (# of nickels)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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