Question 1022732
Call the number of dimes and quarters, x and y.  Then we can write
x + y = 160  and the value equation is
10x + 25y = 2680   (we work in cents)
Now multiply the top equation by ten and subtract it from the bottom...we get
10x + 25y = 2680
-(10x + 10y = 1600)
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15y = 1080
and dividing by 15...
y = 72 quarters...that means there are
x = 160 - 72 = 88 dimes