Question

if owen has a collection of nickels and quarters worth $8.10. if the nickles were quarters and the quarters were nickels, the value would be 17.70 find the number of each coin?

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Answer 1

System of equations
0.05x + 0.25y = 8.10
0.25x + 0.05y = 17.70
x = 67, y= 19
There are 67 nickels and 19 quarters