SOLUTION: Kendra has $3.50 in dimes and nickels. If she has 3 times as many dimes as nickels, how many of each coin does she have?
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Question 988789: Kendra has $3.50 in dimes and nickels. If she has 3 times as many dimes as nickels, how many of each coin does she have?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
D = number of dimes
N = number of nickels
D = 3N
10D + 5N = 350
Substitute.
30N + 5N = 350
N = 10
Kendra has 10 nickels and 30 dimes.
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