SOLUTION: You have at least $30 in change in your drawer, consisting of dimes and quarters. Write an inequality that shows the different number of coins in your drawer.

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Question 103987: You have at least $30 in change in your drawer, consisting of dimes and quarters. Write an inequality that shows the different number of coins
in your drawer.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let d=# of dimes and q=# of quarters

So we then get the inequality

0.1d%2B0.25q%3E30 note: the 0.1d represents the amount of money d dimes is worth and 0.25q represents the amount of money q quarters is worth.