document.write( "Question 884301: One week Jenna collected 50 coins.
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document.write( " All of those were quarters mad dimes and they added up to 10.25$ let d equal the number of dimes and q equal number of quarters. How many dimes did Jenna have? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #534424 by JulietG(1812)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If Jenna had all quarters, she would have 50 * .25, or $12.50 \n" ); document.write( "She has only $10.25, though. \n" ); document.write( "$12.50 - $10.25 = $2.25 \n" ); document.write( "The difference between a quarter and a dime is .15 \n" ); document.write( "2.25 / .15 = 15 \n" ); document.write( "Jenna has 15 dimes equaling $1.50 \n" ); document.write( "That leaves 35 quarters. .25 * 35 = $8.75 \n" ); document.write( "$1.50 + $8.75 = $10.25 \n" ); document.write( " |