It failed to bring about peace and only angered King George III
The Olive Branch petition was a final attempt by the colonists to avoid going to war with Britain. The purpose was to appease King George III and prevent the conflict between the colonies and Britain from escalating into a full blown war. However, the king refused to read it. And then came the war.
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Let x be the number of pennies which is also equal to the number of dimes. By this representation, the number of quarters is equal 46 - 2x. The total amount is $4.87 or 487 cents. The equation that best represent the given is,
x + 10x + 25(46 - 2x) = 487
The value of x from the equation is 17. Therefore, there are 17 of both pennies and dimes and 12 quarters.
Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
185 since it is going by ones, Hope that helped. :)