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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have eight more quarters than dimes. If the coins are worth $6.20, how many dimes are there? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let d = number of dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then from \"I have eight more quarters than dimes\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d+8 = number of quarters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we know the total:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".10d + .25(d+8) = 6.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".10d + .25d + 2 = 6.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".35d + 2 = 6.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".35d = 4.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 12 (number of dimes)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number of quarters:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d+8 = 12+8 = 20 </SPAN>\n" );
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