SOLUTION: sheryl saves her dimes and quarters. she currently has a total of 24 coins, all of which are dimes and quarters. Write an equation that gives the total amount of money M in dollars

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Question 825297: sheryl saves her dimes and quarters. she currently has a total of 24 coins, all of which are dimes and quarters. Write an equation that gives the total amount of money M in dollars as a function of the number of dimes d she has
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sheryl saves her dimes and quarters. she currently has a total of 24 coins, all of which are dimes and quarters. Write an equation that gives the total amount of money M in dollars as a function of the number of dimes d she has
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Quantity: d + q = 24 coins
Value: M = (10/100)d + (25/100)q
M = 0.1d + 0.25q
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Cheers,
Stan H.