Homework Help: math

Posted by Shelly on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 7:59pm.

sue had $5.65 worth of quarters and dimes. she had 3 more quarters than she had dimes. how many quarters does she have? how many dimes does she have?

math - Reiny, Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 8:31pm
number of dimes --- x
number of quarters -- x+3

10x + 25(x+3) = 565

solve for x

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