document.write( "Question 200290: Janet has five fewer fifteen-cent stamps than twenty-cent stamps. If the total value of the stamps is $3.45, how many twenty-cent stamps does she have? \n" ); document.write( "

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represent the number of 20 cent stamps. Then the number of 15 cent stamps must be

. Represent the total value of the stamps as 345 cents so that we can work with integer coefficients.\r
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and the value of the 15 cent stamps is then

, and the sum of these two values is:\r
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