SOLUTION: Marissa has $4.70 in quarters and dimes. If she has 9 more quarters than dimes, how many of each coin does she have? ?dimes ?quarters Dimes Quarters

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Question 415881: Marissa has $4.70 in quarters and dimes. If she has 9 more quarters than dimes, how many of each coin does she have?
?dimes
?quarters

Dimes Quarters
Number: x x + 9
Value(cents): 10(x) 25(x + 9)
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$4.70 can also be expressed as 470 cents, which is the value of the coins in cents. You have already established that is the value of the coins in cents, so:



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