Problema Solution

1. Sandy has a total of 41 quarters and nickels. The value of her money is $7.05. How many of each kind of coin does she have?

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a quarter is 0.25

a nickel is 0.05

let 'n' represent the number of nickets, then '41-n' represents the number of quarters

7.05=0.05n+0.25(41-n)

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n=16

41-16=25

Sandy had 16 nickels and 25 quarters.