Answer:
q = 108-n
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: 108 coins containing only quarters and nickels
q = 108-n
since total number of coins is 108, and n= number of nickels
If you want to know how many of each kind of coin, read on:
First solve the number of quarters and nickels.
If all 108 coins are quarters, the value is 108*0.25 = $27
Since this value exceed the actual by 27-21 = $6,
we replace a number of quarters by nickels.
Each replacement will reduce the value by 25 - 5 = 20 cents = 0.2 dollars.
So it will take 6/0.2 = 30 replacements.
Therefore there are 108-35 = 78 quarters and 30 nickels.
