An arcade manager is reconciling the coin intake from a pinball machine that accepts nickels () and quarters (). To solve for the quantity of each coin using a system of equations, the manager must represent the total value in dollars. In the 'Total Value' equation, the coefficient that must be multiplied by the number of nickels () to correctly represent their value in dollars is ________.
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