document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=238050>Question 238050</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> penny has nothing but dimes and quarters in her coin purse. if she has 24 coins altogether and 3 times as many dimes as quarters , how much money does she have ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) $8.40  b)  $3.00  c) $3.60  d)  $3.30  e) $5.10 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #174957 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=College+Student><B>College Student(505)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=College+Student><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=College+Student><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=174957\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello!  First let's find out how many coins of each Penny has before we calculate their value.  We know Penny has a total of 24 coins, 3 times as many dimes as quarters, so we can say this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = quarters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 = total coins ...your equation is now:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x to find the number of quarters Penny has.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%2824%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%2824%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Penny has 6 quarters.  Now, figure out how many dimes Penny has.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since 3x = dimes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Penny has 18 dimes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now mulitply the number of quarters by its monetary value (0.25) and multiply the number of dimes by its monetary value (0.10).<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%2A0.25%29=1.50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%2A0.25%29=1.50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ...same as $1.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2818%2A0.10%29=1.80 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2818%2A0.10%29=1.80\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ...same as $1.80<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now add them together to find the correct answer to the problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll let you finish it.  :) </SPAN>\n" );
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