Question

James has 35 coins in his pocket, all of them dimes and quarters. If he has a total of $5.15, how many quarters does he have?

Answer 1

If x = number of quarters, then number of dimes = 35-x. And we also know that The number of dimes times $0.10 plus the number of quarters times $0.25 equals $5.15.

Answer 2

yeah

Answer 3

so do i do 5.15/.25??

Answer 4

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Answer 5

*number

Answer 6

.10d+.25q

Answer 7

Close, you just need to finish that equation. Your sum adds up to 5.15.
0.10d + 0.25q = 5.15
We also know that the number of dimes and the number of quarters add up to 35.
d +q = 35

Answer 8

yeah

Answer 9

Do you understand what I did?

Answer 10

nope

Answer 11

We know that James has 35 coins in his pocket. Some are dimes and some are quarters. So the number of dimes plus the number of quarters must equal 35.
d + q = 35
Do you understand how I derived that equation?

Answer 12

i figured it out there are 11 quarter
thank you :)

Answer 13

Great. That is the answer I got as well.