SOLUTION: A man has 25 coins in his pocket, all of which are dimes and quarters. If the total value of his change is $ 3.25, how many dimes and how many quarters does he have?

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Question 732187: A man has 25 coins in his pocket, all of which are dimes and quarters. If the total value of his change is $ 3.25, how many dimes and how many quarters does he have?
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COINS=================25
DIMES AND QUARTERS
TOTAL IN VALUE==========$3.25
TOTAL OF DIMES============QUARTERS
20 DIMES=$2.00=======5 QUARTERS=$1.25
=============$$2.00+$1.25==$3.25