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prealgebra intermediate
Problem
Sasha has \3.20$ in U.S. coins. She has the same number of quarters and nickels. What is the greatest number of quarters she could have?
Solution
Suppose Sasha has quarters. Then she also has nickels, and the total value of her quarters and nickels is . Since , this means that she has at most quarters. (This amount is obtainable; for example we can let the rest of her coins be pennies.)
Final answer
10