SOLUTION: A boy has x quarters, twice as many dimes as quarters, and 8 more nickels than quarters in his piggy bank. How much in cent, is in his bank ?
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Question 1076313: A boy has x quarters, twice as many dimes as quarters, and 8 more nickels than quarters in his piggy bank. How much in cent, is in his bank ?
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Can you help me solve this please? I need to figure out how much in cents?
x+2x+8+x
4x+8
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A boy has x quarters, twice as many dimes as quarters, and 8 more nickels than quarters in his piggy bank.
How much in cents, is in his bank ?
x = no. of quarters
2x = no. dimes
(x+8) = no. of nickels
:
f(x) = total cents
f(x) = 25x + 10(2x) + 5(x+8)
f(x) = 25x + 20x + 5x + 40
f(x) = 50x + 40
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