SOLUTION: Kendra has $3.50 in dimes and nickels. If she has 3 times as many dimes as nickels, how many of each coin does she have?

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Question 988789: Kendra has $3.50 in dimes and nickels. If she has 3 times as many dimes as nickels, how many of each coin does she have?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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D = number of dimes
N = number of nickels

D = 3N
10D + 5N = 350

Substitute.

30N + 5N = 350
N = 10

Kendra has 10 nickels and 30 dimes.