Example 1: Tamara has 35 coins in nickels and quarters.

In all, she has

$4.15. How many of each kind of coin does she have?

Example 2: My brother has been putting only nickels and dimes in his piggy
bank. He is able to save up to $3.65. If he has 4 more nickels than dimes,
how many of each kind of coin does my brother have?

Example 3: A jar of coins has one-third as many dimes as quarters. If the

total amount of coins is $5.10, how many dimes and quarters are in the jar?

Example 4: Damian had two-thirds as many pennies as nickels. The total

value of his coins was $2.38. Find the number he had of each kind of coin.
Example 5: Aunt Sheila has $2.50 in nickels and dimes in her wallet. How
many of each kind of coin does she have, if the number of dimes exceeds
twice the number of nickels by 5?

Example 6: I found coins worth $6.97 in my grandpa’s drawer. Surprisingly,

the number of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters are all the same. How
many of each kind of coin did I find?

Example 7: Mrs. Potter received $3.44 of change after paying for her
groceries. The cashier gave her a total of 47 coins in pennies, nickels, and
dimes. If she received the same number of pennies and nickels, how many of
each coin did she receive?

Example 8: Mom gave the pizza delivery guy $7.88 in pennies, dimes, and
quarters as a tip. She gave him 12 more quarters than pennies and 8 more
dimes than quarters. Find the number of each kind of coin that she gave as a
tip.