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Question 514067: In a bag there are some dimes and quarters - 12 coins in all. There are three times as many quarters as dimes. The dimes are worth three times as much as the quarters.
a. How Many dimes and how many quarters are in the bag?
b. how could the dimes be worth three times as much as the quarters?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20059) About Me  (Show Source):
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In a bag there are some dimes and quarters - 

12 coins in all. 

d + q = 12


 There are three times as many quarters as dimes. 

q = 3d


So we have this system of two equationa in two unknowns:

d + q = 12
q = 3d

Solve that system and get d = 3, q = 9, 3 dimes and 9 quarters



The dimes are worth three times as much as the quarters.
b. how could the dimes be worth three times as much as the quarters?

Because they are probably 3 pure silver dimes dated before 1964.

Edwin