SOLUTION: Richard is holding 28 coins all of which are dimes and quarters. They have a value of $4.60. He says he will give the coins to his friends if his friends can tell him how much of e
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Question 1009120: Richard is holding 28 coins all of which are dimes and quarters. They have a value of $4.60. He says he will give the coins to his friends if his friends can tell him how much of each he is holding. How much dimes and how many quarters is Richard holding?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Call the numbers of dimes and quarters, d and q. Thus we have
d + q = 28 and the value equation is
10d + 25q = 460 (we work in cents)
Now multiply the top equation by ten and subtract...we get
10d + 25q = 460
-(10d + 10q = 280)
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15q = 180
q = 12 quarters
d = 16 dimes
