document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=3606>Question 3606</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A guy has 30 coins consisting of nickels dimes and quarters.  He has 3 more dimes than nickels.  The total of the coins is $3.55. find the number of quarters.  (I have done problems like this before without any problems but this one is giving me a really hard time.  It seems simple but i cant get the correct solution..??? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "dimes than nickels. The total of the coins is $3.55.  Find the number of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "quarters. (I have done problems like this before without any problems but this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one is giving me a really hard time. It seems simple but I can't get the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "correct solution..???<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ">>...a guy has 30 coins consisting of nickels dimes and quarters...<<<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `N + D + Q = 30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ">>...he has 3 more dimes than nickels...<<<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `D = N + 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ">>...The total money value of the coins is $3.55...<<<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` `$0.05N + $0.10D + $.25Q = $3.55<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dropping the dollar marks and multiplying thru by 100:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` 5N + 10D + 25Q = 355<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since all those terms can be easily divided by 5, we can<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify it to<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` ` `N + 2D + 5Q = 71<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we have this system of equations:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` ` ` N + D + Q = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` ` D = N + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "` ` N + 2D + 5Q = 71\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you solve this system of equations?  If not post again.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:10 nickels, 13 dimes 7 quarters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin </SPAN>\n" );
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