Question

A bag contains forty coins, all of them either 2 cent or 5 cent coins. If the value of the money in the bag is $1.55, find the number of each kind.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let the number of 2 cent coins is x

and the 5 cent coins is = y

according to the question , 2x + 5y = 1.55

now just calculate the value of x and y and you will get the right answer