SOLUTION: Kendra has $4.50 in dimes and nickels. If she has 4 times as many dimes as nickels, how many of each coin does she have?

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Question 1047242: Kendra has $4.50 in dimes and nickels. If she has 4 times as many dimes as nickels, how many of each coin does she have?
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Kendra has $4.50 in dimes and nickels. If she has 4 times as many dimes as nickels, how many of each coin does she have?
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Each set of 4 dimes and 1 nickel = 45 cents
450/45 = 10 sets