A jar of quarters and nickels contains $1.25 there are 13 coins in all how many of each are there

10 nickles and 3 quarters

10 nickels 3 quarters

Step-by-step explanation:

# of nickels = x

# of quarters = 13-x

value of nickels = 5x

value of quarters = 25 (13-x)

Total amount 125 cents

5x+25 (13-x) = 125

5x-325-25x=125

-20x=-200

x=-200/-20

x=10 number of nickels

quarters = 13-10=3