41 coins, consisting of nickels and quarters, have a total value of $4.65. how many coins of each kind are there?

You first have to make an simple equation.

= How many pennies

= How many quarters

After that, since a penny is 5 Cents and a quarter is 25 Cents, we make the equation as:

(cents)

To write the whole entire thing in an equation is:

   Since I brought the x from the left to right, we change the positive "" to negative ""

To bring the '' to , we get rid of the ""s from both equations.

Now, you are left with the simplified equation:

Now you find the .

= 28

Conclude:

So the y was the quarter and the x was the pennies.

Quarters = 13

Pennies = 28