document.write( "Question 227111: jon throws all his nickels and dimes into a jar...he has 42.35...if there were five times as many nickels as dimes...how many of each coin does he have? \n" ); document.write( "

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represent the number of dimes. Then

represents the number of nickels. Since each dime is worth $0.10, the value of all of the dimes is

. Likewise, since nickels are worth $0.05, the value of all of the nickels is

. These two values total to $42.35, so:\r
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to get the number of dimes. Multiply by 5 to get the number of nickels.\r
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