Question
Sam has five more dimes and quarters and four fewer nickels than quarters if she has a total of 4.70 how many of each does she have
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X is unknown
Quarters 25x
Dimes 10(x+5)
Nickes 5 (x-4)
Solve for x first
25x + 10(x+5) + 5(x-4) = 470
40x + 50 - 20 = 470
40x = 440
x = 11, number of quarters