SOLUTION: Steve puts only dimes and quarters into his piggy bank. Right now he has five more dimes than quarters there, and they make exactly $74! How many quarters and how many dimes are th
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Question 1081042: Steve puts only dimes and quarters into his piggy bank. Right now he has five more dimes than quarters there, and they make exactly $74! How many quarters and how many dimes are there in Steve’s piggy bank? Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! quarters are x
dimes are x+5
.25x+.10(x+5)=74
.25x+.10x+.5=74
.35x=73.5
x=210 quarters or $52.50
x+5=215 dimes or $21.50
Add to $74.
