Question

A piggy bank of coins has quarters and dimes totaling $2.90. If there are 8 more dimes than quarters, how many of each coin is in the piggy bank?

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Answer 1

12 dimes and 4 quarters

Explanation:

If a quarter is 25 cents and a dime is 10 cents then:

There are at least 8 dimes, so we have at least 80 cents

And we know there is only 8 more dimes than quarters so the ratio 12 dimes: 4 quarters tells us that this expression is correct