the piggy bank has $3.67 there are 147 nickel and pennies how much of each are there

Question

This is not mathematically possible 

Answer 1

Let n be the number of nickels. Then there are 147 - n pennies. Then

0.05n + (0.01)(147 - n) = 3.67

 

0.05n + 1.47 - 0.01n = 3.67

 

0.04n = 2.2

 

n = 55 nickels

147 - n = 147 - 55 = 92 pennies