Problema Solution
when the box broke open,$82 in quarters and dimes fell out.If there were 300 more quarters than dimes, how many dimes and how many quarters were there?
Answer provided by our tutors
let 'x' represent the number of dimes, then 'x+300' represents the number of quarters
82 = 0.10x + 0.25(x+300)
solving for 'x' we have x=20
20+300 = 320
there were 20 dimes and 320 quarters