SOLUTION: how many dimes and qaurters make $2.45 and the coins have to be an equal amount?

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Question 1011949: how many dimes and qaurters make $2.45 and the coins have to be an equal amount?
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Let x be a number of dimes, since the coins have to be an equal amount, then there are x quarters
0.10x%2B0.25x=2.45
0.35x=2.45
x=7
7 dimes and 7 qaurters make $2.45