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Question 893131: Mary has 3.65@. She 2 less than 3 times as many dimes as quarters. How many dimes does she have?
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Mary has $3.65. She 2 less than 3 times as many dimes as quarters. How many dimes does she have?
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Quantity Eq:: d = 3q-2
Value: 10d + 25q = 365 cents
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Substiute for "d" and solve for "q"
10(3q-2) + 25q = 365
55q = 385
q = 7 (# of quarters)
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d = 3*7-2 = 19 (# of dimes)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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