Kendra has $ 9.90 in dimes and quarters. If she has 4 times as many quarters as dimes, how many of each coin does she have?

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Priscilla Roman

11 April, 06:12

Kendra has $ 9.90 in dimes and quarters. If she has 4 times as many quarters as dimes, how many of each coin does she have?

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Trinity Garza · Answer 1

Since it is 4 times as many quarters and dimes, you can use a chart for guess and check. I started with 8 dimes and 32 quarters.

If you keep going, you end up with the fact that there are 36 quarters and 9 dimes.