A purse contains a collection of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. The average value of the coins in the purse is 17 cents. If a penny is removed from the purse, the average value of the coins becomes 18 cents. How many nickels are in the purse?

There are total of 17 coins in the purse

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the no of coins in the purse

Let y represent the total amount

 y/x = 0.17

y = 0.17*x(i)

y-0.01 / x-1 = 0.18

y - 0.01 = 0.18x -0.18(ii)

We substitute y = 0.17 x into the second equation:

0.17x - 0.01 = 0.18x - 0.18

0.17 = 0.01x

x = 17

Hence, there are total of 17 coins in the purse

take the top number and divide it by a the bottom number

step-by-step explanation:

1/2 1 divied by 2 = .5