Kiley found $8.75 in nickels and quarters in the cabinet above the washing machine. Let x represent the number of nickels she found and y represent the number of quarters. Which equation written in standard form represents the amount of
money she found, and what does its y-intercept represent?
O The equation in standard form is 0.05x + 0.25y = 8.75; the y-intercept represents that if she found 0 nickels, she must
have found 175 quarters.
The equation in standard form is 0.05x + 0.25y = 8.75; the y-intercept represents that if she found 0 nickels, she must
have found 35 quarters.
The equation in standard form is x + 5y =175; the y-intercept represents that if she found 0 nickels, she must have found
175 quarters.
The equation in standard form is x + 5y =175; the y-intercept represents that if she found 0 nickels, she must have found
35 quarters.