SOLUTION: There are twice as many quarters as there are toonies in a piggy bank. If the total value of the money in the box is $12.50, how many quarters are there in the piggy bank?

Question 974707: There are twice as many quarters as there are toonies in a piggy bank. If the total value of the money in the box is $12.50, how many quarters are there in the piggy bank?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, clearyjohn225:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
q quarters, L loonies.
R is how many dollars per loonie.

The question is really about quarters.

Try choosing R from whole number factors of 24, and test in the money count equation to see which values for R work and which do not work.
Answer by clearyjohn225(6) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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