document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=15641>Question 15641</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please answer this one please  Linda has some dimes nickels and quarters in her purse. The total value of these coins is $2.55. She has three times as many dimes as quaters. She has three more nickels than quarters </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #10900 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=10900\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let number of quarters = \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then number of dimes = 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And number of nickels = x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value of quarters is 25x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value of dimes is 10(3x)=30x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value of nickels is 5(x+3)= 5x+15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Value of quarters + Value of dimes + Value of nickels = 255<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         25x + 30x + 5x+15 = 255<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for \"x\", 3x, and x+3 to get the number of each coin.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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