I always tell my students that it's best to make the second item mentioned in a comparison be equal to x. The other items mentioned can then be written in terms of x. dimes = 2x (twice as many dimes as quarters) quarters = x nickels = 2x - 3 (three f...
When dealing with money problems such as this one, there is always going to be 2 equations. First equation: # of dimes + # of quarters = Total # of coins Second equation: Value of dimes + Value of quarters = Total value of coins For now: Lets call th...
x = # of dimes y = # of quarters .10x + .25y = 50 then, you could do like an input/output diagram. you can make the dimes input & quarters output or vise versa. so, x | y 5 198 10 196 15 194 20 192 25 190 30 188 35 186 40 184 and so on. the chart abo...