A total of $4.80 consisting of dimes and quarters was collected from a soft drink vending machine. If there's one more quarter than there are dimes, find the number of dimes and the number of quarters.

A. 18 dimes; 12 quarters

B. 12 dimes; 13 quarters

C. 13 dimes; 14 quarters

D. 14 dimes; 15 quarters

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Micah Thornton

30 January, 04:11

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Delilah Evans · Answer 1

Q = d + 1

4.80 = 0.10d + 0.25q

4.80 = 0.10d + 0.25 (d + 1)

4.80 = 0.10d + 0.25d + 0.25

4.55 = 0.35d

13 = d

C. 13 dimes, 14 quarters

Sarahi Carter · Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

multipy. 10 by 18 and you get 1.80$ then 12 quarters is 3.00 so 1.80 + 3.00 = 4.80

A total of $4.80 consisting of dimes and quarters was collected from a soft drink vending machine. If there's one more quarter than there are dimes, find the number of dimes and the number of quarters.A. 18 dimes; 12 quartersB. 12 dimes; 13 quartersC. 13 dimes; 14 quartersD. 14 dimes; 15 quarters