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Peter has been saving his loose change for several days. When he counted his quarters and dimes, he found they had a total value of $13.10. The number of quarters was 15 more than 3 times the number of dimes. How many quarters and how many dimes did Peter have?

it wont give me the answer.. i have to pay for it, and my homework is due in 3 hours...HELP?

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Answer: Dimes: 11

Quarters: 48

Explanation:

48/4= 12.00

11•0.10= 1.10

12+1.10= 13.10

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