document.write( "Question 365795: a purse contains $2.20 in dimes and quarters. if the number of dimes is 1/4 the number of quarters, how many dimes are there? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #260719 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let quarters be x \n" ); document.write( "dimes = 1/4 * x \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "25x+10x/4 = 220 \n" ); document.write( "(100x+10x)/4=220 \n" ); document.write( "110x=880 \n" ); document.write( "/110 \n" ); document.write( "x= 8 quarters \n" ); document.write( "dimes = 2 \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " |