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A coin bank has 250 coins, dimes and quarters, worth $39.25.how many of each type of coin are there?

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Answer:

The bank has 95 quarters and 155 dimes.

Explanation:

If the bank has only quarters and dimes, and its total amount of coins is 250, then be x the amount of quarters it has, it will have 250−x dimes.

A quarter is worth 0.25, a dime is worth 0.10 and the 250 coins together are worth 39.25. Therefore, we have the following equation:

0.25x+0.1(250−x)=39.25

→0.25x+25−0.1x=39.25

→0.25x−0.1x=39.25−25

→(0.25−0.1)x=14.25

→x=14.25/0.15=95

→250−x=155

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