SOLUTION: Randy has 16 dimes more than triple the number of quarters that he has. He has 36 dimes and quarters altogether. How many of each coin does he have?

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Question 1074554: Randy has 16 dimes more than triple the number of quarters that he has. He has 36 dimes and quarters altogether. How many of each coin does he have?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39800)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
d dimes
q quarters





---quarters
---dimes


26 dimes
10 quarters
Answer by MathTherapy(10810)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Randy has 16 dimes more than triple the number of quarters that he has. He has 36 dimes and quarters altogether. How many of each coin does he have?
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