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Patricio has a collection of dimes and quarters. overall he has 51 coins and their total value is $10.35.how many quarters and how many dimes does he have?

 Jan 19, 2020
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51 coins

 

x  = #dimes            amount   = .10 x

51-x = # quarters   amount = .25 (51-x)          added together   = 10.35

 

 

 

.10x    +  .25(51-x)   = 10.35      solve for x    which is the number of dimes. then #quarters = 51-x

 Jan 19, 2020

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