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( "
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Let the number of quarters be x, then
\n" ); document.write( "\"22.75=10.50%2B.25x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"12.25=.25x\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now, divide 12.25 by 25 to get
\n" ); document.write( "\"49=x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=49\"
\n" ); document.write( "So, Mary has 49 quarters in the bank.
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