document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=210318>Question 210318</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A child's bank contains $2.24 in pennies and nickels. If the number of pennies is 40 less than 3 times the number of nickels, then how many pennies are in the bank?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Value Equation: p + 5n = 224 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quantity Eq:::: p = 3n-40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute to solve for \"n\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n-40 + 5n = 224<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8n = 264<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 33 (number of nickels)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute into p = 3n-40 to solve for \"p\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 3*33-40 = 99-40 = 59 (# of pennies)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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