document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=275278>Question 275278</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in your pocket you have a total of $3.55 in both quarters and dimes. you have a total of 22 coins in your pocket, only quarters and dimes. Write and solve a system of linear equations to find how many quarters and how many dimes you have in your pocket.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i don't see that there is enough information,so i don't know what to do with the numbers...can you please help me? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #200799 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><B>Greenfinch(383)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><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=Greenfinch><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=200799\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Not being American, I assume a quarter is 25 cents and a dime is 10 cents.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the number of quarters be x, and therefore the number of dimes is 22 - x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 25x + 10(22 - x) = 355<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x + 220 - 10x = 355<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x = 135<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so number of quarters is 9 and number of dimes is 13 </SPAN>\n" );
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