SOLUTION: A child is collecting state quarters and new $1 coins. If she has a total of 24 coins, and the number of quarters is 8 more than the number of dollar coins, how many of each type o

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Question 1127000: A child is collecting state quarters and new $1 coins. If she has a total of 24 coins, and the number of quarters is 8 more than the number of dollar coins, how many of each type of coin does she have?
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Answer by ikleyn(52756) About Me  (Show Source):
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Answer.  16 quarters.


Answer by greenestamps(13196) About Me  (Show Source):
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(1) Count the "extra" 8 quarters and set them aside.
(2) The number of quarters and dollars is now the same; and the total number of coins is 24-8 = 16. So there are now 8 quarters and 8 dollars.
(3) The total number of quarters is those 8, plus the 8 you counted first, for a total of 16.