SOLUTION: Greg started with a certain number of quarters. He then decided on a number of quarters he would save each day. He added the quarters he saved to the amount with which he started.

Question 839896: Greg started with a certain number of quarters. He then decided on a number of quarters he would save each day. He added the quarters he saved to the amount with which he started. At the end of day 2, Greg had a total of 26 quarters saved. At the end of day 5, he had a total of 35 quarters saved.
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Greg started with a certain number of quarters. He then decided on a number of quarters he would save each day. He added the quarters he saved to the amount with which he started. At the end of day 2, Greg had a total of 26 quarters saved. At the end of day 5, he had a total of 35 quarters saved.
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# Started with:::: s
# saved each day:: d
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Equation:
s + d = 26
s +4d = 35
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Subtract and solve for "d":
3d = 9
d = 3 (# added each day)
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Solve for "s":
s + d = 26
s + 3 = 26
s = 23 (# of quarters started with)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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