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The number of dimes inside the bag.
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Answer to Problem 46PPS
Explanation of Solution
Given:
A bag contains quarters and dimes in a ratio of 3:5 and there is $6 in quarters in the bag.
Calculation:
Let the number of dimes in the bag be x .
Given that the quarters in the bag make $6. Since 1 quarter is equivalent to $0.25, so the total number of quarters in the bag would be,
Now given that the ratio of quarters and dimes in the bag is 3:5, so it gives
Thus, there are 40 dimes inside the bag.
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