document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=196966>Question 196966</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. Express the given information as an algebraic equation and simplify.( You are not required to solve the problem.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <b><i>n</i></b> represent the number of nickels\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <b><i>d</i></b> represent the number of dimes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <b><i>q</i></b> represent the number of quarters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 5 more dimes than quarters:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ d = q + 5 \ \ \Rightarrow\ \ q = d - 5\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are twice as many nickels as dimes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total amount of money is given as $3.25, but the problem will be simpler to express if you convert this amount to 325 cents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The value of each nickel is 5 cents, so the total value of nickels is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 5n = 10d\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The value of each dime is 10 cents, so the total value of dimes is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And the value of each quarter is 25 cents, so the total value of quarters is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 25q = 25(d - 5)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we now have three expressions of value all involving the number of dimes, we can add them together and know that the sum is the same as the total amount of money:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 10d + 10d + 25(d - 5) = 325\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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