SOLUTION: A coin collection has 22 coins consisting of quarters and dimes. There are two more dimes than three times the number of quarters. If the face value of the collection is $2.95, how

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Question 714095: A coin collection has 22 coins consisting of quarters and dimes. There are two more dimes than three times the number of quarters. If the face value of the collection is $2.95, how many dimes are in the collection?
Answer by lynnlo(4176)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
TOTAL$2.95
COINS=========22
DIMES=====17=========$1.70
QUARTERS==5==========$1.25
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22 COINS====$2.95

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