SOLUTION: John has a bag of dimes and quarters. If there are a total of 30 coins in the bag worth $5.55, how many dimes and how many quarters does john have?
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Question 885276: John has a bag of dimes and quarters. If there are a total of 30 coins in the bag worth $5.55, how many dimes and how many quarters does john have?
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John has a bag of dimes and quarters. If there are a total of 30 coins in the bag worth $5.55, how many dimes and how many quarters does john have?
Let d = dimes
and q = quarters
then
d + q = 30 (eq 1)
.10d + .25q = 5.55 (eq 2)
solve eq 1 for d:
d = 30-q
substitute into eq 2:
.10(30-q) +.25q = 5.55
3 - .10q + .25q = 5.55
3 + .15q = 5.55
.15q = 2.55
q = 17 (quarters)
.
dimes:
d + 17 = 30
d = 13
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