SOLUTION: you have quarters and dimes that total 2.80. your friend says it is possible that the number of quarters is 8 more than the number of dimes. is your friend correct? explain
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Question 989693: you have quarters and dimes that total 2.80. your friend says it is possible that the number of quarters is 8 more than the number of dimes. is your friend correct? explain
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
q quarters and d dimes;
Friend says, .
Check how this is.
-----------NOT a whole number.
The friend is wrong. The idea leads to d number of dimes being nonwhole.
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