SOLUTION: You have 20 coins, all quarter and dimes. If the total value of these coins is $3.35, how many dimes are there? A. 9 B. 10 C. 11 D. 12 E. None of these

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Question 286021: You have 20 coins, all quarter and dimes. If the total value of these coins is $3.35, how many dimes are there?
A. 9 B. 10 C. 11 D. 12 E. None of these

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if I had 11 dimes that would be 1.10
3.35-1.10=2.25 which could work with 9 quarters
9+11=20
9*.25=2.25
11*.10=1.10