document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316842>Question 316842</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ryan has three times as many quarters as nickels. If Ryan had thirty-one more nickels and five fewer quarters, he would have the same number of each coin. How much money does he have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #226953 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=226953\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the number of nickels be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "quarters = y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. y=3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+31+y-5 = x+y /2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y+26 =x+y /2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2y+52=x+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-y=-52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. x-y=-52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug value of y in eq 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-3x=-52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x=-52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-52/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=26  nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "quarters = 3*26=78 </SPAN>\n" );
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