document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=249414>Question 249414</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 50% of the coins are pennies. Half of the remaining coins are quarters. The rest of the coins have an equal number of nickles, dimes and half dollars. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We tries assuming 100% so <BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 if the coins are pennies. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "half the remaining coins (25) are quarters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "leaving 25 coins but you can't divide 25 by 3 equally???\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Help!  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #181664 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=181664\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> to begin with we don't know how many coins there are total.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We also need to know the total values of the coins.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can't assume 100 coins<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50% doesn't mean 50 pennies<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x= total number of coins<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".50x=p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the remaining is also 50%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but half of that is 25%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 25%are quarters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are equally nickels , dimes and half dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let n=number of nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So that 3n=.25x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so far then we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=p+q+n+d+h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2=p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/4=q<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n=.25x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n+d+h=.25x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n=n+d+h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2+x/4+3n=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I suspect we are missing some info such as a dollar amount for something.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plus we haven't actually been asked to solve for anything in particular.\r<BR>\n" );
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