SOLUTION: Ashley had an equal number of dimes and quarters until she gave 15 quarters to her friend to use in the snack machine she now has 22.50 and dimes and quarters how many dimes does s

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Question 1106798: Ashley had an equal number of dimes and quarters until she gave 15 quarters to her friend to use in the snack machine she now has 22.50 and dimes and quarters how many dimes does she have
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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STARTING with x dimes and x quarters,
10x%2B25%28x-15%29=2250, and you can find how many dimes and how many quarters Ashley started with.

Ashely had x=75 dimes and x=75 quarters.

After giving the 15 quarters, she had 75 dimes and 60 quarters.