Still having difficulties understanding these types of questions :
You have 26 coins consisting of quarters and pennies. The number of pennies is 10 less than five times the number of quarters.
How many pennies do you have?
How many quarters do you have?

anything helps, thanks

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Still having difficulties understanding these types of questions : 
You have 26 coins consisting of quarters and pennies. The number of pennies is 10 less than five times the number of quarters.
How many pennies do you have?  
How many quarters do you have?  

anything helps, thanks

mertsj · Answer

Let q = the number of quarters
Then 26-q= number of pennies
And 26-q=5q-10

anonymous · Answer

Thank you, I now understand. Have a wonderful day, may good karma come your way <3

mertsj · Answer

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