document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=189508>Question 189508</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number of Peggy's 20 cents coins is 4 times that of her $5 coins. If the total amount of these coins is $17.40, how many 20 cents coins does she have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <i>x</i> be the number of $5 coins.  Then the number of 20 cent coins must be 4<i>x</i>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When I do coin problems, I usually convert dollars and cents to just cents.  Here, the total amount of money is 1740 cents, the $5 coins are worth 500 cents each, and the 20 cent coins are worth 20 cents each.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we have the quantity <i>x</i> of 500 cent coins, the total value of these coins must be 500<i>x</i> cents.  Likewise, the total value of the 20 cent coins must be 20 X 4<i>x</i> or 80<i>x</i> cents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adding these two values together must give the total amount of money, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  500x + 80x = 1740\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <i>x</i> to learn the number of $5 coins, and multiply that by 4 to get the number of 20 cent coins.\r<BR>\n" );
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