Julio had a coin box that consisted of only quarters and dimes. The number of quarters was three times the number of dimes. If the number of dimes is n, what is the value of coins in the coin box?
Set up monetary value:
0.85n
Set up monetary value:
- Value of the dimes = 0.1n
- Value of the quarters = 0.25 * 3n = 0.75n
0.85n