SOLUTION: Eric has 5 more dimes than quarters. He has 39 coins in all. How many dimes does Eric have? Identify the variable, write an equation and solve.
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Question 1063199: Eric has 5 more dimes than quarters. He has 39 coins in all. How many dimes does Eric have? Identify the variable, write an equation and solve. Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! quarters=x
dimes=x+5
x+x+5=39. x is the variable and is the number of dimes. But the number of quarters is related to the number of dimes in that there are 5 more dimes than quarters and their sum is 39.
2x+5=39
2x=34
x=17 quarters
x+5=22 dimes
