SOLUTION: You need all of the quarters you can find to use run the washer and dryer. You find $7.25 in quarters and dimes. If you have eight more quarters then dimes, find the number of each

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Question 31231: You need all of the quarters you can find to use run the washer and dryer. You find $7.25 in quarters and dimes. If you have eight more quarters then dimes, find the number of each coin you collected.
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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25x+10(x-8)=725 or 25x+10x-80=725 or 35x-80=725 or 35x=725+80 or 35x=805 or
x=23quarters & 23-8=15dimes or 23x25+15x10=575+150=725