Question

Alexandra has 36 coins valued at $6.00. She has only nickels and quarters. Which equation can be used to solve for the number of nickels, n?

0.05n + 0.25(36 – n) = 6

0.05n + 0.25(36 – n) = 36

n + 0.05 = 0.05n

n + (36 – n) = 36

Answer 1

The answer is going to be 0.05n + 0.25(36-n) = 6

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Let n be the number of nickels and q be the number of quarters, then
n + q = 36 . . . (1)
0.05n + 0.25q = 6 . . . (2)

From (1): q = 36 - n . . . (3)

Putting (3) into (2) gives:
0.05n + 0.25(36 - n) = 6