Problema Solution
A half-dollar weighs 6 grams and a quarter weighs 2 grams. A box with 60 half-dollars and some quarters weighs 370 grams. How many quarters are in the box? What is the equation?
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Let 'x' represent the number of quarters in the box.
60*6 + 2x = 370
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x = 5 quarters
There are 5 quarters in the box.