SOLUTION: Karry has 48 coins consisting of 25 centavos and P1 coins. If the number of P1 coins is four more than thrice the number of 25 centavos coins, how many 25 cents coins are there? Fi

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Question 1201732: Karry has 48 coins consisting of 25 centavos and P1 coins. If the number of P1 coins is four more than thrice the number of 25 centavos coins, how many 25 cents coins are there? Find the amount of all her coins.
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Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
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Karry has 48 coins consisting of 25 centavos and P1 coins. If the number of P1 coins is four more than thrice the number of 25 centavos coins, how many 25 cents coins are there? Find the amount of all her coins.
Number of 25 centavo coins be x
and P1 coins be y
COIN numbers equation
x+y=48
Condition
y=3x+4
y-3x=4
Multiply by -1
-y+3x= -4

x+y=48
-y+3x= -4
add the equations
4x=44
x=11 Number of 25 centavo coins
Balance = 37 P1 coins
you find the value

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
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"25 centavo coins" and "P1 coins".
P1 is whole unit?
Also 0.25 of a P, the first stated coin?

P1, 4+3c
25centavo, c

Karry has 48 coins.

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