SOLUTION: You have at least $60 in change in your piggy bank, consisting of quarters and pennies. Write an inequality that shows the different number of coins in your piggy bank.

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Question 771357: You have at least $60 in change in your piggy bank, consisting of quarters and pennies. Write an inequality that shows the different number of coins in your piggy bank.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20063) About Me  (Show Source):
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                  $0.25q + $0.01p ≧ $60.00

or if you like, you can multiply through by 100 and remove 
the dollar marks:

                          25q + p ≧ 6000

Edwin