Scott's piggy bank contains $5.87 worth of pennies and quarters. If the number of pennies is fifteen more than the number of quarters, how many pennies are in the piggy bank.

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Scott Staniewicz asked Feb 19, 2023

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Scott's piggy bank contains $5.87 worth of pennies and quarters. If the number of pennies is fifteen more than the number of quarters, how many pennies are in the piggy bank.

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Given data:

The total cost is C=$5.87.

The expression for pennies is a=b+15.

The expression for total cost is,

0.01(a)+0.25b=5.87

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