document.write( "Question 343930: Susan has a number of dimes and quarters in her pocket. \r
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document.write( "She has a total of 84 coins, and the total dollar value of all dimes and quarters is $15.\r
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document.write( "Write two equations, using variables “d” and “q” to represent the number of dimes and quarters Susan has.\r
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document.write( "Solve those two equations using either the substitution or elimination method to find how many dimes and how many quarters she has. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #246034 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Total number of coins \n" ); document.write( "1. \n" ); document.write( "Total value of coins (in cents) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "2. \n" ); document.write( "Multiply eq. 1 by (-2) and add it to eq. 2, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 1, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Forty dimes and forty four quarters. \n" ); document.write( " |