SOLUTION: Thomas has $ 6.35 in dimes quarters. The number of dimes is three more than three times the number of quarters. How many quarters does has she have?

Question 175794: Thomas has $ 6.35 in dimes quarters. The number of dimes is three more than three times the number of quarters. How many quarters does has she have?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's call the number of dimes D and quarters Q.
Each dime is worth 0.1 and each quarter 0.25.
"Thomas has $ 6.35 in dimes quarters"

1.
"number of dimes is three more than three times the number of quarters"
2.
Substitute eq. 2 into eq. 1,
1.

From eq. 2,
2.

Thomas has 36 dimes and 11 quarters.
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