Question

Ella's grandmother sewed her a change purse. When she gifted it to her, Ella counted 23 coins already in it. Ella noticed there were only dimes and quarters worth $4.70. How many dimes were in the change purse?

Answer 1

The answer to this problem is 17dimes

Answer 2

16 quarters and 7 dimes

Explanation:

16*25 = 400 (or 4 dollars)

7*10 = 70 (or 70 cents)

400+70 = 470 (or $4.70)