document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=183387>Question 183387</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> After selling tickets at school, Jeff had $6.00 in dime and quarters.  If Jeff had 39 coins in total, how many of each coin did he have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you help me with this? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity Equation: d  +  q  = 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value Equation...:10d + 25q = 600 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Modify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10d  + 10q  = 10*39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10d  + 25q  = 600<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 1st from 2nd to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15q = 600-390<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q = 14 (# of quarters)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since d + q = 39, d + 14 = 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, d = 15 (# of dimes)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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