SOLUTION: a sum of money amounting to 6.15 consists of dimes and quarters. if there are 36 coins in all how many are quarters?

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Question 930568: a sum of money amounting to 6.15 consists of dimes and quarters. if there are 36 coins in all how many are quarters?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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x the amount of quarters (worth 25cents each)
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25x + 10(36-x) = 615cents (Makes Sense)
x = (615-360)/15 = 17, the amount of quarters
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And...checking 36-17 19 Dimes
25%2A17+%2B+10%2A19+ = 425 + 190 = 615 0r $6.15
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Re: TY
to get the right amount of each coin along with the 'right amount' of total money...
The easy way is to set up an Equation like was done in the first step.
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