SOLUTION: Cheryl has 20 coins worth $3.15. If the coins are dimes and quarters only, how many of each type of coin does she have?
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: Cheryl has 20 coins worth $3.15. If the coins are dimes and quarters only, how many of each type of coin does she have?
This question is from textbook Algebra and Trigonometry Structure and Method
Answer by mukhopadhyay(490) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If Cheryl has x quarters, she would have (20-x) dimes.
So, 25x + (20-x)(10) = 315
=> 25x+200-10x = 315
=> x = 115/15
Since x is not an integer, the question is erroneous.
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