Fill in the blank to write a one variable, one-step equation for the following information: Matthew has twice as many quarters as dimes. Matthew has 20 dimes.(1 point)

___q=20

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To create a one-variable, one-step equation based on the information provided:

Let \( q \) represent the number of quarters. Since Matthew has twice as many quarters as dimes, and he has 20 dimes, we can express the relationship as:

\[ q = 2 \times (\text{number of dimes}) \]

Substituting in the number of dimes:

\[ q = 2 \times 20 \]

So, the equation that represents this situation will be:

\[ q = 40 \]

The final filled-in equation is:

40 = 20 (with "q" representing the quantity of quarters). However, for the boxed answer specifically requested of the format ___q = 20, we use:

2q = 40