The number of dimes inside the bag. Given: A bag contains quarters and dimes in a ratio of 3:5 and there is $6 in quarters in the bag.

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The number of dimes inside the bag.  Given: A bag contains quarters and dimes in a ratio of 3:5 and there is $6 in quarters in the bag.

veiga34 · Accepted Answer

Calculation:  Let the number of dimes in the bag be x.  Given that the quarters in the bag make $6. SInce 1 quarter is equivalent to $0.25, so the total number of quarters in the bag would be,  60.25=24 quarters  Now given that the ratio of quarters and dimes in the bag is 3:5, so it gives  Number of quartersNumber of dimes=35  24x=35  24×5=3×x  120=3x  x=1203  x=40  Thus, there are 40 dimes inside the bag.

Bubich13 · Accepted Answer

Step 1  Given: 60.25=24 quarters  The formula: Number of quartersNumber of dimes=35  24x=35  Variable x cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 5x, the least common multiple of x,5.  5×24=3x  Multiply 5 and 24 to get 120.  120=3x  Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.  3x=120  Divide both sides by 3.  x=1203  Divide 120 by 3 to get 40.  x=40

nick1337 · Accepted Answer

Step 1 For the equation 24x=35 The cross product is 25×5=x×3 Solving for x x=24×53 And reducing x=40

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