document.write( "Question 192213: a piggy bank contains $5.85 in nickels and quaters. If there are 65 coins in all, how many of each type coin is there? \n" ); document.write( "
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N+Q=65 OR N=65-Q
\n" ); document.write( ".05N+.25Q=5.85
\n" ); document.write( ".05(65-Q)+.25Q=5.85
\n" ); document.write( "3.25-.05Q+.25Q=5.85
\n" ); document.write( ".20Q=5.85-3.25
\n" ); document.write( ".20Q=2.60
\n" ); document.write( "Q=2.60/.20
\n" ); document.write( "Q=13 QUARTERS.
\n" ); document.write( "65-13=52 NICKELS.
\n" ); document.write( "pROOF:
\n" ); document.write( ".05*52+.25*13=5.85
\n" ); document.write( "2.60+3.25=5.85
\n" ); document.write( "5.85=5.85
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