SOLUTION: Nancy has 26 coins in her pocket. The coins are dimes and quarters and worth $3.65. How many dimes does she have? How many quarters does she have?

Question 213532: Nancy has 26 coins in her pocket. The coins are dimes and quarters and worth $3.65. How many dimes does she have? How many quarters does she have?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of dimes
Let = number of quarters
given:
(1)
(2) (in cents)
Multiply both sides of (1) by
and subtract (1) from (2)

and, since

Nancy has 19 dimes and 7 quarters
check:
(2)

OK

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