Question

Carter has 29 coins, all nickels and quarters in his piggy bank. The value of the coins is $4.65. If one of the two equations needed to find out how many coins he has is x + y = 29, what is the other equation?

Answer 1

0.05x + 0.25y = 4.65

Explanation:

Let x = number of nickels.

Let y = number of quarters.

0.05x + 0.25y = 4.65