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Every evening Jenna empties her pockets
and puts her change in a jar. At the end
of the week she counts her money. One
week she had 50 coins, all of them dimes
and quarters. When she added them up,
she had a total of $10.25.
how many dimes did Jenna have?

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Answer:

15

Step-by-step explanation:

1 dime = 10

1 quarter=25

x=number of coins - dimes

y= number of coins - quarters

x (10)+y(25)=10.25

x+y=50

x= 50-y

x(10)+y(25)=1025

(50-y)(10)+25y =1025

500-10y+25y=1025

500+15y=1025

15y= 1025 - 500

15y=525

y=525/15

y=35

x= 50-35=15

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