Question

Your piggy bank has a total of 46 coins in it; some are dimes and some are quarters. If you have a total of $7.00, how many quarters and how many dimes do you have?

Answer 1

Let d = number of dimes
Let q = number of quarters
Write the equation for the total number of coins

Answer 2

i have 28 quaters

Answer 3

28 quarters is $7. The problem says you have quarters AND dimes.

Answer 4

and 18 dimes

Answer 5

That would be more than $7.

Answer 6

ohhh

Answer 7

and 6 dimes

Answer 8

That would be more than $7

Answer 9

18 dimes?

Answer 10

28 quarters and 18 dimes is more than 7 dollars

Answer 11

24 quaters and 16 dimes?

Answer 12

That is more than $7

Answer 13

16 qauters

Answer 14

and 30 dimes!

Answer 15

You got it!!! Good for you.