document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=171064>Question 171064</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you please explain me this word problem(stan has 52 quaters and nickels. He has three times as many nickels as quarters. How much money does he have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #132236 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=132236\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's call the number of quarters q.  Then if he has three times as many nickels as quarters, he has 3q nickels.  So, if he has 52 coins all together, we can write<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So Stan has 13 quarters.  How many nickels does he have? He has 3q=3(13)=39 nickels.  The question is how much money does have.  If he has 13 quarters and 39 nickels, he has<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13(0.25)+39(0.05)=3.25+1.95=$5.20 </SPAN>\n" );
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