SOLUTION: a purse contains $2.45 in dimes and quarters there are 2 more than twice as many dimes as quarters how many of each coin is in the purse?
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Question 1002799: a purse contains $2.45 in dimes and quarters there are 2 more than twice as many dimes as quarters how many of each coin is in the purse?
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a purse contains $2.45 in dimes and quarters there are 2 more than twice as many dimes as quarters how many of each coin is in the purse?
let x=number of quarters in purse
2x+2=number of dimes
.10(2x+2)+.25*x=2.45
.20x+.20+.25x=2.45
.45x=2.25
x=5
2x+2=12
number of quarters=5
2number of dimes=12
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