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OpenStudy (taylormarie213):

John has 51 coins in his pocket. The coins are dimes and quarters worth $9.60. How many of each coin does John have? please help me set up the equation.

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

Super start: Name things. Q = Number of Quarters D = Number of Dimes

OpenStudy (taylormarie213):

of course

OpenStudy (anonymous):

D+Q=51 d=.1 q=.25 Dd+qQ=9.6 I think

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

Such a simple thing is FAR MORE important than you might think. It ALLOWS you to solve the problem.

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