You have a jar containing 55 coins, consisting entirely of nickels and quarters, worth a total of $7.15. How many quarters are in the jar?

22 quarters

Step-by-step explanation:

Let N be the number of nickels.

Then the number of quarters is (55-N)

The nickels  contribute 5N cents to the total.

The quarters contribute 25*(55-N) cents to the total.

5N + 25*(55-N) = 715

5N + 1375 - 25N = 715

-20N = 715 - 1375 = -660

So there is 22 quarters inside the jar.

Check to see if my answer is correct-

33*5 + 22*25 = 715 cents

step-by-step explanation:

through just a quick inspection, one can see that the graph of this cubing function starts in quadrant iii and ends in quadrant i.   when x = 0, y = 3, so the y-intercept is (0, 3).

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