document.write( "Question 369377: Please help me set up this equation, Mary has 22.75 in the bank. She only saves half dollars and quarters. She has $10.50 in half dollars, how MANY quarters does she have? I know how to get to the answer but I don't know how to set up the equation to solve for x \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #263179 by acalgebra(30)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let the number of quarters be x, then \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Now, divide 12.25 by 25 to get \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "So, Mary has 49 quarters in the bank. \n" ); document.write( " |