SOLUTION: A mixture of dimes and quarters has a total value of $10.20. There are 57 coins in all. How many of each type are present?

Algebra ->  Coordinate Systems and Linear Equations  -> Linear Equations and Systems Word Problems -> SOLUTION: A mixture of dimes and quarters has a total value of $10.20. There are 57 coins in all. How many of each type are present?      Log On


   



Question 223797: A mixture of dimes and quarters has a total value of $10.20. There are 57 coins in all. How many of each type are present?
Answer by drj(1380) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A mixture of dimes and quarters has a total value of $10.20. There are 57 coins in all. How many of each type are present?

Step 1. Let x be the number of quarters.

Step 2. Let 0.25x be the dollar value of quarters.

Step 3. Let y be the number of dimes.

Step 4. Let 0.10y be the dollar value of dimes.

Step 5. Then 0.25x+0.10y=10.20 be the total dollar value.

Step 6. Also, x+y=57 since there are 57 coins

Step 7. Our linear system of equation is given in Steps 4 and 5 is shown below:

0.25x%2B0.10y=10.20
x%2By=57

Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE linear system by SUBSTITUTION
Solve:
We'll use substitution. After moving 0.1*y to the right, we get:
0.25%2Ax+=+10.2+-+0.1%2Ay, or x+=+10.2%2F0.25+-+0.1%2Ay%2F0.25. Substitute that
into another equation:
1%2A%2810.2%2F0.25+-+0.1%2Ay%2F0.25%29+%2B+1%5Cy+=+57 and simplify: So, we know that y=27. Since x+=+10.2%2F0.25+-+0.1%2Ay%2F0.25, x=30.

Answer: system%28+x=30%2C+y=27+%29.



So x=30 and y=27. The difference is 3 and the total dollar value is 0.25*30+0.10*27=7.50+2.70=10.20 which is a true statement. And the total number of coins is 57.

Step 8. ANSWER: The number of quarters is 30 and the number of dimes is 27.

I hope the above steps were helpful.

For FREE Step-By-Step videos in Introduction to Algebra, please visit
http://www.FreedomUniversity.TV/courses/IntroAlgebra and for Trigonometry visit
http://www.FreedomUniversity.TV/courses/Trigonometry.

Good luck in your studies!

Respectfully,
Dr J