SOLUTION: A child is collecting quarters and dimes. if she has a total of 25 coins, and the number of quarters is 9 more than the number of dimes, how many of each type does she have?
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Question 1081825: A child is collecting quarters and dimes. if she has a total of 25 coins, and the number of quarters is 9 more than the number of dimes, how many of each type does she have?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39614) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
q quarters
d dimes
Simple substitution:
-----------8 dimes
-
---------17 quarters
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