Question 550270: CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME AND SHOW ME HOW TO WORK OUT THESE PROBLEMS.I JUST DONT WANT THE ANSWERS, BECAUSE I DONT UNDERSTAND. IF U BREAK IT DOWN FOR ME I WILL UNDERSTAND IT BETTER. I DID THEM ON MY OWN AND MY PROFESSOR SAID MY ANSWERS WAS WRONG TWICE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM DOING WRONG. THANKS ALOT.
1) A BAG PF DIMES AND QUARTERS IS WORTH $3.55. THERE ARE FOUR MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF DIMES AS QUARTERS. HOW MANY OF THE COINS ARE DIMES?
2)THE PERIMETER OF A TRIANGLE IS 23 INCHES. THE LONGEST SIDE EXCEEDS THE SHORTER BY 7 INCHES WHILE THE THIRD SIDE IS TWICE THE SHORT SIDE. WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE LONGEST SIDE?
3) TWICE A NUMBER LESS FIVE IS LESS THAN THE NUMBER LESS THREE. WHAT'S THE VALUE OF THE NUMBER?
4) THE SUM OF TWO NUMBERS IS 25, AND THEIR DIFFERENCE IS 9. WHAT ARE THE TWO NUMBERS?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1) A BAG PF DIMES AND QUARTERS IS WORTH $3.55. THERE ARE FOUR MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF DIMES AS QUARTERS. HOW MANY OF THE COINS ARE DIMES?
2)THE PERIMETER OF A TRIANGLE IS 23 INCHES. THE LONGEST SIDE EXCEEDS THE SHORTER BY 7 INCHES WHILE THE THIRD SIDE IS TWICE THE SHORT SIDE. WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE LONGEST SIDE?
3) TWICE A NUMBER LESS FIVE IS LESS THAN THE NUMBER LESS THREE. WHAT'S THE VALUE OF THE NUMBER?
4) THE SUM OF TWO NUMBERS IS 25, AND THEIR DIFFERENCE IS 9. WHAT ARE THE TWO NUMBERS?
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