SOLUTION: Kate has some dimes and $15.75 in quarters. If she has $27.95 total, how many dimes does she have? Would you take x+15.75=27.95. Then, subtract 15.75 from both sides then you g

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Question 905639: Kate has some dimes and $15.75 in quarters. If she has $27.95 total, how many dimes does she have?

Would you take x+15.75=27.95. Then, subtract 15.75 from both sides then you get 12.35 and that would be your answer?

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Kate has some dimes and $15.75 in quarters. If she has $27.95 total, how many dimes does she have?

Would you take x+15.75=27.95. Then, subtract 15.75 from both sides then you get 12.35 and that would be your answer?
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You can do that, but 27.95 - 15.75 = 12.20, not 12.35
$12.20 = 122 dimes