if you have 1 quarter then you have 25 cents so we will represent like this 25q
and nickles is 5n 14.50=1450 cents
so 25q+5n=1480 q+n=88 subtract q from both sides n=88-q subsitute into first equation 25q+5(88-q)=1480 25q+440-5q=1480 add like terms 20q+440=1480 subtract 440 from both sides 20q=1040 divide both sdies by 20 q=52 there were 52 quarters 25(52)+5n=1480 1300+5n=1480 subtract 1300 from both sides 5n=180 divide both sides by 5 n=36 there were 36 nickels
