SOLUTION: the coin box of a vending machine contains $4.55 in dimes and quarters. If there were 23 coins all together, how many of each are there? Solve this using linear systems

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Question 840913: the coin box of a vending machine contains $4.55 in dimes and quarters. If there were 23 coins all together, how many of each are there?
Solve this using linear systems

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.

2.
From eq. 1,


Substitute into eq. 2,



Then from eq.1,



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