SOLUTION: If 24 coins in half-dollars and dimes are worth $3.60, how many coins of each type are there?
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Question 254630: If 24 coins in half-dollars and dimes are worth $3.60, how many coins of each type are there?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
h+d=24
50h+10d=360
h=24-d
50(24-d)+10d=360
solve for d first then for h
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