document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=342251>Question 342251</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Twenty-five coins, a combination of dimes and quarters, are worth $4.75. How many coins are dimes? How many are quarters? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #244920 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</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=244920\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let number of dimes be d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "quarters will be 25-d<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total value = 475 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10d+25(25-d)=475<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10d+625-25d=475<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15d=475-625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15d=-150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by -15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d= 10 the number of dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "quarters will be 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15*25+10*10=475 </SPAN>\n" );
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