document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=12493>Question 12493</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem: Austin has nickels, dimes and quarters. He has a total of $17.65. He has eleven fewer quarters than nickels and six times as many dimes as quarters. How many of each coin does he 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 #11438 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon%21><B>stanbon!(97)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon%21><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=11438\">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 quarters is \"x-11\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And number of dimes is \"6(x-11)\" = \"6x-66\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value of nickels is (5)x cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value of quarters is (25)(x-11)= 25x-275 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And Value of dimes is (10)(6x-11)= 60x-110 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value of nickels + Value of dimes + Value of quarters = 1765 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      5x + 25x-275 + 60x-110 = 1765<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    90 x = 2150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                       x = 23.89... (number of nickels??????)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer doesn't nake sense since you can't have 23.89 nickels.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.  </SPAN>\n" );
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