document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175619>Question 175619</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bob has in his pockets a number of pennies, five times as many nickels as pennies, and 6 more quarters than pennies. The coins amount to a value of $2.52. Find The number of pennies. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #130715 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EMStelley><B>EMStelley(208)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EMStelley><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=EMStelley><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=130715\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call the number of pennies P.  Then the number of nickels is 5P and the number of quarters is P+6.  The dollar amount of pennies is 0.01P, nickels is 0.05(5P) and quarters is 0.25(P+6).  Thus we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.01P + 0.05(5P) + 0.25(P+6) = 2.52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.01P + 0.25P + 0.25P + 1.50 = 2.52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.51P + 1.50 = 2.52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.51P = 1.02<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus Bob has 2 pennies. </SPAN>\n" );
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