document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=8809>Question 8809</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I write an equation to help me slove this problem?:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Martha has some nickles and dimes worth $6.25. She has three times as many nickles as dimes. How many nickles does she have?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #11182 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=11182\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the number of dimes by \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then number of nickels is \"3x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value of dimes is 10x cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value of nickels is 5(3x)= 15x cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dquation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Value of dimes + Value of nickels = 625 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         10x + 15x = 625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "              25x  = 625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                x  = 25  (number of dimes)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "               3x  = 75  (number of nickels)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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