Question

Marsai has $4.75 in quarters and nickles in her car. The number of nickles is five more than the number of

quarters. How many of each type of coin does she have?

Answer 1

To find the number of quarters and nickels, set up equations based on the information given and solve for the variables.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's use variables to represent the number of quarters and nickels. Let's say q represents the number of quarters and n represents the number of nickels. We know that the total value of the quarters and nickels is $4.75. Since each quarter is worth $0.25 and each nickel is worth $0.05, we can set up the equation:

0.25q + 0.05n = 4.75

We also know that the number of nickels is five more than the number of quarters. So we can set up another equation:

n = q + 5

Now we can substitute n in the first equation with q + 5:

0.25q + 0.05(q + 5) = 4.75

Simplifying and solving this equation will give us the values of q and n.

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