You have 42 coins valued at $3.00. Some of the coins are dimes and some are quarters. Find the number of each you have.

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Sweetie145 · Answer

help me plz

snowflake0531 · Answer

Do you know to put them into equations?

Sweetie145 · Answer

no

snowflake0531 · Answer

Anyways, straight to it
x is dimes, y is quarters
0.1x + 0.25y = 3
x+y=42
got that?

Sweetie145 · Answer

yes

snowflake0531 · Answer

The easiest way would be to graph them, and since my brain is about to fry too, I suggest going on desmos and graphing them.
What is the coordinate point where they intersect?

Sweetie145 · Answer

um idk why i ask 4 help lol

Sweetie145 · Answer

swwy if i sound mean

snowflake0531 · Answer

So, the equations are correct
Just write that into your thing?

Sweetie145 · Answer

plz hurry i don't have time my teacher waiting on me

snowflake0531 · Answer

your teacher would rather you know how to do it~

Sweetie145 · Answer

yea

snowflake0531 · Answer

but you don't even ask me how I got the equations

Sweetie145 · Answer

ok how did u

Sweetie145 · Answer

also swwy

snowflake0531 · Answer

Have you touched linear equations- how to solve them, how to create them?

Sweetie145 · Answer

no

Baddie156 · Answer

i have the same question but nobody will help me wit it