document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=18243>Question 18243</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cash box contained $12.25 in quarters, dimes, and nickels.  If there were five more than twice as many dimes as nickels and one less than three times as many quarters as nickels, how many of each kind of coin was there? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #11127 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=11127\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let number of nickels be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then number of dimes = 2x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And number of quarters = 3x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value of nickels is 5x cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value of dimes is 10(2x+5) = 20x+50 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value of quarters = 25(3x-1) = 75x-25 cents\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Value of nickels + value of dimes + value of quarters = 1225 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        5x+20x+50+75x-25 = 1225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            100x = 1200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "               x= 12 (number of nickels)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          2x+5 =  29 (number of dimes)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          3x-1 =  35 (number of quarters)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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