SOLUTION: Tad has 6 more quarters than dimes. If he has $3.25 total, how many coins of each type does he have?
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Question 24338: Tad has 6 more quarters than dimes. If he has $3.25 total, how many coins of each type does he have?
Answer by Paul(988) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
quartes = 6+x
dimes = x
Total value = 325
Dime value = 10
Quarter value = 25
25(x+6)+10x=325
25x+150+10x=325 (simplify)
35x=175
x=5
6+5 = 11
Hence there were 5 dimes and 11 quarters.
Paul.
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