document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177857>Question 177857</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sandy has 3.25 in change. She has five more dimes than quarters but twice as many nickels as dimes. Eecpress th given information as an algebraic exprssion and simplify.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #132834 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=132834\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let n,d,and q represent the number of nickels,dimes,and quarters,respectively<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d=5q..................eq 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=2d..................eq 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05n+.1d+.25q=3.25....eq 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "re write eq 1 to q=d/5 and take that value and the value of n in eq 2 and plug them into eq 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".05(2d)+.1d+.25(d/5)=3.25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".1d+.1d+.25(d/5)=3.25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".2d+.25(d/5)=3.25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d+.25d=16.25...multiplied all terms by 5 to get rid of fractional terms<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.25d=16.25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d=13<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so now you can find out the values of n and q. </SPAN>\n" );
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