document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=183213>Question 183213</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sam found a number of nickels,dimes, and quarters in his room. He found three more dimes than nickels, but twice as many quarters as dimes. The total value of the coins was $5.05. How many coins of each type did Sam find? Please show me the steps you took to get your answer; I am totally lost! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #137564 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=137564\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= the number of nickels he found<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= the number of dimes he found<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=q ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"q\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= the number of quarters he found<BR>\n" );
document.write( "given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+n+%2B+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+n+%2B+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=q+=+2d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"q+=+2d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5n+%2B+10d+%2B+25q+=+505 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5n+%2B+10d+%2B+25q+=+505\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (this is in pennies)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute (1) and (2) in (3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5n+%2B+10d+%2B+25q+=+505 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5n+%2B+10d+%2B+25q+=+505\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5n+%2B+10%2A%28n+%2B+3%29+%2B+25%2A2d+=+505 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5n+%2B+10%2A%28n+%2B+3%29+%2B+25%2A2d+=+505\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5n+%2B+10n+%2B+30+%2B+50d+=+505 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5n+%2B+10n+%2B+30+%2B+50d+=+505\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15n+%2B+50d+=+475 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15n+%2B+50d+=+475\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute (1) in (3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15n+%2B+50%2A%28n+%2B+3%29+=+475 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15n+%2B+50%2A%28n+%2B+3%29+=+475\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15n+%2B+50n+%2B+150+=+475 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15n+%2B+50n+%2B+150+=+475\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=65n+=+325 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"65n+=+325\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug this back into (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+n+%2B+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+n+%2B+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+5+%2B+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+5+%2B+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And from (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=q+=+2d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"q+=+2d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=q+=+16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"q+=+16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sam found 5 nickels, 8 dimes, and 16 quarters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+n+%2B+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+n+%2B+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8+=+5+%2B+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8+=+5+%2B+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=q+=+2d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"q+=+2d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16+=+2%2A8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16+=+2%2A8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16+=+16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16+=+16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5n+%2B+10d+%2B+25q+=+505 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5n+%2B+10d+%2B+25q+=+505\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2A5+%2B+10%2A8+%2B+25%2A16+=+505 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2A5+%2B+10%2A8+%2B+25%2A16+=+505\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25+%2B+80+%2B+400+=+505 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25+%2B+80+%2B+400+=+505\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=505+=+505 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"505+=+505\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK  </SPAN>\n" );
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