SOLUTION: Andrew has a change jar that contains only dimes and quarters. He has 73 coins which add up to a total of $13.75. How many of each type of coin does he have? Andrew has dimes

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Question 1176736: Andrew has a change jar that contains only dimes and quarters. He has 73 coins which add up to a total of $13.75. How many of each type of coin does he have?
Andrew has
dimes?
Andrew has
quarters?

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let dimes be and quarters
if he has coins altogether, we have

....eq.1
=$
=$
if he has $, then
.....substitute from eq.1


...both sides multiply by to get rid of decimals



go to eq.1
....eq.1, substitute


Andrew has
dimes
Andrew has
quarters


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