A man has 32 coins in his pocket, all of which are dimes and quarters. If the total value of his change is 545 cents, how many dimes and how many quarters does he have?
Your answer is
number of dimes equals
number of quarters equals

34

=

x

+

y

34

−

x

=

y

565

=

10

x

+

25

y

Substitute the first equation

565

=

10

x

+

25

(

34

−

x

)

565

=

10

x

+

850

−

25

x

15

x

=

285

x

=

19 dimes

So,

34

−

19

=

15 quarters

Step-by-step explanation:

19 quarters is the answer.

step-by-step explanation:

ok so im not 100% sure but you would start by adding 5.1t and 1.9t beacuse they have the same variable. that is 7t.   then add -3.6 + 1.2 which is -2.4

so then keep that as -2.4 + 7t. i apologize if this is incorrect. best luck on your test < 3

345

step-by-step explanation: