A purse contains $3.90 made up of dimes and quarters. If there are 21 coins in all, how many dimes and how many quarters were there?

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by Imat

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Answer:

q=12 quarters

21-q=9 dimes

Step-by-step explanation:

25q+210-10q=390

15q=180

Isaacsloan answered Sep 24, 2021

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12 quarters and 9 dimes

Dror Hilman answered Sep 29, 2021

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