SOLUTION: A man has 25 coins in his pocket, all of which are dimes and quarters. If the total value of his change is 460 cents, how many dimes and how many quarters does he have?
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Question 859402: A man has 25 coins in his pocket, all of which are dimes and quarters. If the total value of his change is 460 cents, how many dimes and how many quarters does he have?
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number of dimes equals_______
number of quarters equals ________ Answer by ramkikk66(644) (Show Source):
Let the number of dimes be x
Then number of quarters = 25 - x
Value of dimes = 10*x cents
Value of quarters = (25 - x) * 25 cents
Total value =
Simplifying
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So he has dimes and quarters.
Check: Sum = 11 * 10 + 14 * 25 = 110 + 350 = 460. Correct!
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