SOLUTION: Rob has 40 coins, all dimes and quarters worth $3.60. How many quarters does she have.

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Question 1151085: Rob has 40 coins, all dimes and quarters worth $3.60. How many quarters does she have.

Found 3 solutions by Boreal, ikleyn, Alan3354:
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x dimes
40-x quarters
x*0.10+(40-x)*0.25=.10x+10-.25x=3.60
so -0.15x=-6.4
x=42 2/3 which is non-integer
There is no way 40 dimes alone can be less than $3.60, let alone dimes and quarters of any number, at least the way I interpret the question.

Answer by ikleyn(52810)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Rob has 40 coins, all dimes and quarters worth $3.60. How many quarters does she have.
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With the given numbers,  the problem  HAS  NO  solution.


Also,  who is  Rob :   "he"  or  "she" ?


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I am asking,  because,  according to the  Internet,   "The name  Rob is a boy's name  of  English origin",

but the problem refers to  "she"  in its formulation.



Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rob is confused.

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