SOLUTION: A jar of dimes and quarters contains $15.25. There are 103 coins in all. How many of each are there?
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: A jar of dimes and quarters contains $15.25. There are 103 coins in all. How many of each are there?
This question is from textbook Algebra 1
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let d and q be th amount of dimes and quarters
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d+q=103..........eq 1
.1d+.25q=15.25...eq 2
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rewrite eq 1 to d=103-q and plug it into eq 2
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.1(103-q)+.25q=15.25
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10.3-.1q+.25q=4.90:
.15q=4.95
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q=33
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d=103-33=70
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