Kyla has 20 more 10-cent coins as he does 5-cent coins. He has half as many 1-peso coins than 10-cent coins. If he has a total of 38 pesos how many 5-cent coins does he have?
number of 5-cent coins ---- x
"Kyla has 20 more 10-cent coins as he does 5-cent coins"
-----> just translate that:
number of 10-cent coins = x+20
"He has half as many 1-peso coins than 10-cent coins"
---> number of 1-cent coins = (1/2)(x+20)
How many does he have in total ?
Use that fact to form your equation, let us know what you got
Well, it seems like Kyla has quite the coin collection! Let's do some clown math to figure this out.
Let's say Kyla has x 5-cent coins. Since he has 20 more 10-cent coins, he must have x + 20 of those. Now, if he has half as many 1-peso coins as 10-cent coins, that means he must have (x + 20) / 2 1-peso coins.
Let's now add up the value of all these coins. We know that 1 peso is equal to 100 cents, so we can convert the coins to cents for easier arithmetic.
The value of the 5-cent coins would be 5x cents, the value of the 10-cent coins would be 10(x + 20) cents, and the value of the 1-peso coins would be 100 * [(x + 20) / 2] cents.
Adding up all these values should give us a total of 38 pesos, which is 3800 cents. Let's now write down the equation and solve for x:
5x + 10(x + 20) + 100 * [(x + 20) / 2] = 3800
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Let's start by assigning variables to the unknown quantities in the problem.
Let's denote the number of 5-cent coins as x,
the number of 10-cent coins as x + 20 (since Kyla has 20 more 10-cent coins than 5-cent coins),
and the number of 1-peso coins as (x + 20)/2 (since Kyla has half as many 1-peso coins as 10-cent coins).
Now, let's set up the equation based on the given information.
The total value of the 5-cent coins is 5x cents.
The total value of the 10-cent coins is 10(x + 20) cents.
The total value of the 1-peso coins is 1[(x + 20)/2] pesos or 50[(x + 20)/2] cents.
The total value of these coins sums up to 38 pesos or 3800 cents.
So we have the equation:
5x + 10(x + 20) + 50[(x + 20)/2] = 3800
Now, let's solve this equation step by step.
Step 1: Distribute the 10 to x + 20
5x + 10x + 200 + 50[(x + 20)/2] = 3800
Step 2: Simplify the equation
15x + 200 + 50[(x + 20)/2] = 3800
Step 3: Simplify the fraction in the equation
15x + 200 + 25(x + 20) = 3800
Step 4: Distribute the 25 to x + 20
15x + 200 + 25x + 500 = 3800
Step 5: Combine like terms on the left side
40x + 700 = 3800
Step 6: Move 700 to the right side of the equation
40x = 3100
Step 7: Divide both sides by 40 to solve for x
x = 3100/40
x = 77.5
Since we can't have a fraction of a coin, it means that Kyla has 77 5-cent coins.
Therefore, Kyla has 77 5-cent coins.
To solve this problem, we can set up a system of equations based on the given information. Let's denote the number of 10-cent coins as "x," the number of 5-cent coins as "y," and the number of 1-peso coins as "z."
From the problem, we know:
1) Kyla has 20 more 10-cent coins than 5-cent coins: x = y + 20
2) Kyla has half as many 1-peso coins as 10-cent coins: z = (1/2)x
3) The total value of all the coins is 38 pesos: 10x + 5y + 1z = 38
Now, we can solve this system of equations step by step.
Using equation 1), we substitute x in terms of y in equation 3):
10(y + 20) + 5y + z = 38
10y + 200 + 5y + z = 38
15y + z = -162 [Equation 4]
Using equation 2), we substitute x in terms of z in equation 1):
(1/2)x = z
x = 2z [Equation 5]
Now, we have two equations involving y and z (Equations 4 and 5).
Substituting Equation 5 into Equation 4:
15y + 2z = -162
At this point, we need another equation to solve for the variables y and z. Unfortunately, the given information does not provide a direct equation for y or z. Therefore, we cannot determine the number of 5-cent coins (y) without additional information.
Please provide any additional information if available, or rephrase the question.