Melinda has nickels and quarters in her bank. She has four fewer nickels than quarters. She has $3.70 in the bank. How many coins of each does she have?

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anonymous · Answer

To solve this you need to set up a system of equations. In this case these would be your two equations:
n+4=q
.25q+.05n=3.70
Now you should be able to solve from here!

shamuta · Answer

I thought it would be 4-Q=N since there are four fewer nickels than quarters

anonymous · Answer

http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/coins/Word_Problems_With_Coins.faq.question.624537.html

shamuta · Answer

^make sure to replace the numbers with the correct cents.

anonymous · Answer

Shamuta, I don't think that's correct. She has four fewer nickels than quarters. Therefore she has four more quarters than nickels so it's either q-4=n or n+4=q