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Harrison has 12 coins in quarters and nickels. He determines that they have a total value of $2.00.
a) Write a system of equations that could be used to find the number of each coin he has.


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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of nickels is n, number of quarters is q.

We know that:

  • Nickel = 5¢, quarter = 25¢, $2 = 200¢

As per given we can set the following system:

  • n + q = 12
  • 5n + 25q = 200

Solving this we get:

  • n = 5, q = 7