Asked by Ej
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?
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Reiny
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
"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
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