SOLUTION: Gino has a bag with 45 quarters and dimes. The total amount in coins $7.20. How many of each coin does Gino have?

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Question 867185: Gino has a bag with 45 quarters and dimes. The total amount in coins $7.20. How many of each coin does Gino have?
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25x + 10(45-x) = 720   |CENTS makes sense

  15x = 270

    x = 18 quarters and 27 dimes

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 25*18 + 10*27 = 720

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