3 times as many quarters as dimes, totalling $5.10

[T.A.K.]

in a collection of coins worth $5.10, you have three times as many quarters as dimes. how many dimes and quarters do you have

 

[Loren]

Re: Algebra Homework Help...

If the number of dimes is called x, how many quarters do you have? Is there a difference between the number of dimes and the value of the dimes? If x is number of dimes, how do you name the value of the dimes? How do you represent the value of the quarters? Once you have those items' names, you can easily build your equation.