SOLUTION: The collection plate for a children's church contained $10. If there were $5 in coins in the plate and only dimes and quarters, how many of each coin was in the plate? Can you he
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Question 262434: The collection plate for a children's church contained $10. If there were $5 in coins in the plate and only dimes and quarters, how many of each coin was in the plate? Can you help me solve this using either substitutions or combinations?
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Found 2 solutions by scott8148, richwmiller:
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
there is not enough information for a unique solution
the number of dimes must a multiple of 5 and the number of quarters must be even
there are 9 possible solutions
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
25q+10d=500
1-5d+18q
2-10d+16q
3-15d+14q
4-20d+12q
5-25d+10q
6-30d+8q
7-35d+6q
8-40d+4q
9-45d+2q
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