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OpenStudy (anonymous):

a coin purse contain a mixture of 32 coins in dimes and quarters. The coins have a total value of $5 or 500 cents. Determime the number of dimes and the number of quarters in the purse.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

15 dimes and 17 quarters

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay then how did you solve in writing the Equation?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

assume x is the number of dimes and y is the number of quarters \[x + y = 32\] \[5x + 25y = 500\] solve and get

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