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Josh has five more dimes than quarters in his pocket. The total amount of money he has is $3.30. How many of each coin does he have?

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8 quarters and 13 dimes
8 times 0.25 equalls 2.00
13 times 0.10 equalls 1.30
add 2.00 and 1.30
you get 3.30

8 plus 5 is 13
so there are five more dimes than quarters
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