document.write( "Question 330520: A jar of dimes and quarters contained $10.95. There were only 93 coins in the jar. How many dimes were in the jar? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let D be the number of dimes, Q the number of quarters.
\n" ); document.write( "1.\"D%2BQ=93\"
\n" ); document.write( "2.\"10D%2B25Q=1095\"
\n" ); document.write( "From eq. 1,
\n" ); document.write( "\"D=93-Q\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute into eq. 2,
\n" ); document.write( "\"10%2893-Q%29%2B25Q=1095\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"930-10Q%2B25Q=1095\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"15Q=165\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"Q=11\"
\n" ); document.write( "From eq. 1,
\n" ); document.write( "\"D%2B11=93\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"D=82\"
\n" ); document.write( "There are 82 dimes and 11 quarters.
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