document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=241479>Question 241479</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is it possible to spend $30 for 100 stamps consisting of 20-cent stamps and 33-cent stamps? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quantity:   t + r = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value:::  20t+33r = 3000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru the Quatity Eq. by 20 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20t + 20r = 2000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract that from the Value Eq. to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13r = 1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 76.92<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since r is the number of thirty cent stamps and is not<BR>\n" );
document.write( "an integer the combination does not work.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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