Answer:
4 quarters, 10 dimes
Step-by-step explanation:
x + y = 14 --> x = 14 - y
$0.10x + $0.25y = $2.00, or 10x + 25y = 200
- we can plug this value for x from the first equation into the second:
10(14 - y) + 25y = 200
140 - 10y + 25y = 200
140 + 15y = 200
15y = 60
y = 4 --> 4 quarters ($0.25 x 4 = $1.00)
if y = 4, then x = 14 - y --> x = 10 --> 10 dimes (0.10 x 10 = $1.00)
matches the second equation where these add up to $2.00
