Barrett and Penelope have some quarters for the vending machine.

Mathematics

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lutik1710 [3]3 years ago

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Answer:

if we take the number of quarters Barrett have to be x we know Penelope has twice that ie 2x. so in total they have 2x+x = 60, 3x = 60; so x= 60/3 = 20.

Barrett has 20 quarters.

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