SOLUTION: A jar contains a total of $10.50 made up of quarters and dimes. there are 48 coins total. Find the number of quarters and the number of dimes.

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Question 1074964: A jar contains a total of $10.50 made up of quarters and dimes. there are 48 coins total. Find the number of quarters and the number of dimes.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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d dimes
q quarters

Accounting for the money and number of total coins, simplified system of equations becomes system%282d%2B5q=210%2Cd%2Bq=48%29.


system%28q=38%2Cd=10%29
38 quarters
10 dimes