Question

A drawer contains quarters and nickels. There are 200 total coins valuing $30.00. Think about a system of equations that can be used to represent the number of quarters and nickels, and then think through using substitution to solve the system of equations. How many nickels are in the jar?



110


90


100


120

Answer 1

would my answer be 100?

Answer 2

@Directrix

Answer 3

@imqwerty

Answer 4

Let x = number of quarters
Let y = number of nickels

x + y = 200
.25*x + .05*y = 30
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Answer 5

>would my answer be 100?

I agree with 100 nickels.

Answer 6

Ty

Answer 7

You are welcome.