In a child’s bank are 11 coins that have a value of $1.85. The coins are either quarters or dimes. How many coins are quarters?

The child has 6 dimes and 5 quarters.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let q and d represent the number of quarters and of dimes respectively.

Then q + d = 11 (Equation A), and ($0.25/quarter)q + ($0.10/dime)d = $1.85 (Equation B).

Multiply the 2nd equation by 100 to remove the decimal fractions:

25q + 10d = 185 (Equation C)

Now multiply the 1st equation by -10 to obtain -10q - 10d = -110 (Equation D), and combine this result with Equation C:

-10q - 10d = -110

25q + 10d = 185  

15q = 75, and so q = 75/15 = 5.

According to Equation A, q + d = 11.  Replacing q with 5, we get:

5 + d = 11, and so d = 6.  

The child has 6 dimes and 5 quarters.

The amount of money in quarters is $1.75

Step-by-step explanation: There are 7 quarters. 25c+25c+25c+25c+25c+25c+25c=1.75

by definition, an arc subtended by a central angle of some given measure has the same measure. so .

b: |12 – x| ≤ 0.25

step-by-step explanation:      

let x be the possible lengths in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

we have been given that jaime is cutting strips of ribbon for a project. he tries to cut each piece to be 12 inches long, but sometimes he cuts it too long or too short by as much as 0.25 inch.  

we can represent this information in an inequality as:

by the definition of absolute value function we will get,

upon combining our inequalities we will get,

therefore, the inequality   describes all the possible lengths (x), in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

step-by-step explanation: