There are 23 coins in a bank. All the coins are dimes and quarters. The total value of the coins is $3.80. How many dimes are there? How many quarters?

How many dimes are in the coin bank?

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There are 23 coins in a bank. All the coins are dimes and quarters. The total value of the coins is $3.80. How many dimes are there? How many quarters? 

How many dimes are in the coin bank?

anonymous · Answer

38 dimes 
 13 dimes 
 23 dimes 
 none of the above

anonymous · Answer

13?

anonymous · Answer

Not sure how you would figure this out without answers, but with the answers we know

38 doesnt equal 23
13 * 10 + ( (23-13) * 25) = 1.30 + 2.50 = 3.80      **
23*10 doesn't equal 2.30 and there are no quarters.

Its 13 dimes

anonymous · Answer

thanks :)