SOLUTION: joey had 16 coins in his pocket all the coins were either quarters or dimes and he had a total of $2.95. write down and solve a system of equations to determine

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Question 1083158: joey had 16 coins in his pocket all the coins were either quarters or dimes and he had a total of $2.95. write down and solve a system of equations to determine
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Multiply the coin count equation by 2 and use elimination of d.
2d%2B5q-2d-2q=59-32
3q=27
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