SOLUTION: if Kendra has $5.95 in dimes and quarters. If she has 3 times as many quarters as dimes, how many of each coin does she have?

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Question 880172: if Kendra has $5.95 in dimes and quarters. If she has 3 times as many quarters as dimes, how many of each coin does she have?
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if Kendra has $5.95 in dimes and quarters. If she has 3 times as many quarters as dimes, how many of each coin does she have?
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let x=number of dimes
3x=number of quarters
.10x+.25*3x=5.95
.10x+.75x=5.95
.85x=5.95
x=7
3x=21
number of dimes=7
number of quarters=21