Problema Solution
Connor has $9.00 in dimes and quarters. If he has twice as many quarters as dimes, how many of each coin does he have?
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1 quarter = 25 cents
1 dime = 10 cents
Let
q = the number of quarters, q>=0, q is integer
d = the number of dimes, d>=0, d is integer
Connor has $9.00 = 900 cents in dimes and quarters:
10d + 25q = 900
he has twice as many quarters as dimes:
q = 2d
We have the following system of equations:
10d + 25q = 900
q = 2d
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d = 15 dimes
q = 30 quarters
Connor has 15 dimes and 30 quarters.