document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=257007>Question 257007</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  samantha has a total of one hundred forty-one pennies, nickels and quarter. She has a total of $15.17. She has fifteen more quarters than pennies and fifteen fewer quarters than nickels. How many of each coin does she have?. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #189022 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=189022\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We are dealing with pennies nickels and quarters. So we need at least three equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p+n+q=141<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n+p+25q=1517<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q=p+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q=n-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=62 p=32 q=47<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We only needed three equations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did it with just the first three equations and got those answers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I did it with all four equations and got the same answers. </SPAN>\n" );
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