SOLUTION: Kendra has $5.40 in dimes and nickels. If she has 4 times as many dimes as nickels, how many of each coin does she have?

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Question 993285: Kendra has $5.40 in dimes and nickels. If she has 4 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

5n + 10d = 540
d = 4n

Substitute the second equation into the first.

5n + 10(4n) = 540
45n = 540
n = 12

Kendra has 12 nickels and 48 dimes.