Question

Alexa has $4.75 worth of dimes and quarters. She has 2 more dimes than quarters. Determine the number of dimes and the number of quarters that Alexa has.

Answer 1

Alexa has 13 quarters and 15 dimes.

Explanation:

First, we should set up a system of equations using the given information. We can use q to represent the number of quarters and d to represent the number of dimes.

Since quarters are $0.25, dimes are $0.10, and the total is $4.75 we know 0.25q + 0.1d = 4.75

The problem tells us that there are 2 more dimes than quarters, so d = q + 2

To solve for the number of quarters, we can substitute the second equation into the first equation.

0.25q + 0.1 (q + 2) = 4.75

0.25q + 0.1q + 0.2 = 4.75

0.35q = 4.55

q = 13

Then, to solve for the number of dimes, we can substitute q into the second equation.

d = q + 2

d = 13 + 2

d = 15