SOLUTION: If you have 3 times as many dimes as you have nickels, and in total you have $3.15 how many of each coin do you have?

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Question 1027635: If you have 3 times as many dimes as you have nickels, and in total you have $3.15 how many of each coin do you have?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you have 3 times as many dimes as you have nickels,
nickels = x
dimes = 3x

and in total you have $3.15 => 315 cents
10*3x+5*x = 315
35x=315
x=9
nickels = 9
dimes = 27