Question

Patrice Patriot has dimes and uarters in a piggy bank. She has a total of 20 coins for atotal of $4.25. How many dimes does she have?

Answer 1

Answer:she has 5 dimes and 15 quarters.

Step-by-step explanation:

A dime is worth 10 cents. Converting to dollars, it becomes

10/100 = $0.1

A quarter is worth 25 cents. Converting to dollars, it becomes

25/100 = $0.25

Let x represent the number of dimes that she has.

Let y represent the the number of quarters that she has

Patrice Patriot has a total of 20 coins. It means that

x + y = 20

The total worth of dimes and quarters that she has in a piggy bank is $4.25. It means that

0.1x + 0.25y = 4.25 - - - - - - - - - -1

Substituting x = 20 - y into equation 1, it becomes

0.1(20 - y) + 0.25y = 4.25

2 - 0.1y + 0.25y = 4.25

- 0.1y + 0.25y = 4.25 - 2

0.15y = 2.25

y = 2.25/0.15

y = 15

x = 20 - y = 20 - 15

x = 5

Answer 2

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