document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=317443>Question 317443</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> charlie's piggy bank was filled with dimes and nickel's. he took the money out and counted a total of 419 coins. the coins were worth $36.05. how many nickels were in the piggy bank<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #227286 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=227286\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> charlie's piggy bank was filled with dimes and nickel's. he took the money out and counted a total of 419 coins. the coins were worth $36.05. how many nickels were in the piggy bank<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the number of nickels be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dimes will be 419-xvalue equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "amount = 3605 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+10(419-x)=3605<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+4190-10x=3605<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5x = 3605-4190<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5x=-585<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=117 the number of nickels.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "419-117= 302 = number of dimes\r<BR>\n" );
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