There are 240 coins in a jar, all dimes and quarters. The value of the coins in the jar is $27.60. There are nine times as many dimes as there are quarters. How many dimes (d) are in the jar?

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Dane Lane

25 August, 22:20

There are 240 coins in a jar, all dimes and quarters. The value of the coins in the jar is $27.60. There are nine times as many dimes as there are quarters. How many dimes (d) are in the jar?

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Sage Dean · Answer 1

I believe it is 28 dimes

.25 * 30 = 7.50

.10 * 190 = 19

19 + 7.50 = 26.50

Then, you add 4 more quarters which is 27.50 and the 28 dime makes it 27.60