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24 October, 15:09

Kevin and randy muise have a jar containing 74 coins, all of which are either quarters or nickels. the total value of the coins in the jar is $12.90. how many of each type of coin do they have?

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  1. 24 October, 17:25
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    1 quarter is 1/4 of a dollar, that is $0.25

    1 nickel is $ 0.05

    Let there be q quarters and n nickels. Thus the total value in the jar is:

    $0.25q+$0.05n

    The jar contains 74 coins, this means that:

    i) q+n=74, so writing n in terms of q we have n=74-q

    thus we have q quarters and 74-q nickels.

    the total value of the coins in the jar is $12.90,

    so

    12.90 = 0.25q+0.05n substitute n with 74-q

    12.90=0.25q+0.05 (74-q)

    12.90=0.25q+3.7-0.05q

    12.90-3.7=0.25q-0.05q

    9.2=0.2q

    q=9.2/0.2=46

    Thus n=74-q=74-46=28

    Answer: 28 nickels, 46 quarters
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