document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=247790>Question 247790</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate the problem into a pair of linear equations in two vaiables. Solve the equations using either elimination or substitution. State your answer for the specified variable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Andy has 14 coins made up of quarters and half-dollars, and their total value is $4.25. How many quarters does he have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large q\"> represent the number of quarters.  Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large h\"> represent the number of half-dollars.  Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 25q\"> is the value of the quarters in cents and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 50h\"> is the value of the half-dollars in cents.  The total amount of money he has, expressed in cents, is 425.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He has 14 coins:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ q\ +\ h\ = 14\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total value is $4.25:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 25q\ +\ 50h\ = 425\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Either of the elimination or substitution will work just fine to solve this system, but given the simplicity of the first equation, I would choose the substitution method.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let me know what you obtained for an answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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