SOLUTION: You have a collection of quarters and dimes. You have twice as many quarters as dimes. All-together, you have $4.80. How many quarters and how many dimes do you have?

Question 1159455: You have a collection of quarters and dimes. You have twice as many quarters as dimes. All-together, you have $4.80. How many quarters and how many dimes do you have?
Answer by ikleyn(52908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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You have x dimes and 2x quarters.


The money equation is

    10x + 25*(2x) = 480  cents.


Simplify and find x

    10x + 50x     = 480

    60x           = 480/60 = 8.


ANSWER.  8 dimes and 2*8 = 16 quarters.

Solved.

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