Question

Jimbo has been putting spare change in a jar for a month. He has collected a total of

117 coins. In one jar he has pennies and in another jar he has quarters. He added them
up and found he had $17.25. How many quarters did he have?

Answer 1

34

Explanation:

17.25/2 = 8.62500

8.62500/0.25 = 34 quarter coins,

117 - 34.5 = 83 pennies