document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=212084>Question 212084</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tanner has $4.35 in nickels and quarters.  If he has 15 more nickels than quarters how many of each coin does he have?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Would it be 2x + 15= 4.35?  Is that how I write the equation?  Then how do I find both the amount of nickels and quarters? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #160206 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=160206\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let N be the number of nickels and Q the number of quarters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You will have two equations. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first relates the number of coins.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"he has 15 more nickels than quarters\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. N=15+Q <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second is the total value of the coins. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each nickel is worth 5 cents. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each quarter is worh 25 cents. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total is $4.35 or 435 cents.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. 5*N+25*Q=435. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now substitute the expression for N into eq. 2 and solve for Q. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then go back to eq. 1 and solve for N. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good luck!<BR>\n" );
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