document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=343625>Question 343625</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The value of 92 stampsis $14. There are all 10cent and 25cent stamps. Find the number of 10cent stamps. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> represent the number of 10 cent stamps.  Then the value of the 10 cent stamps is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 10x\"> cents.  Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\"> represent the number of 25 cent stamps.  Then the value of the 25 cent stamps is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 25y\"> cents.  For the sake of avoiding decimal fraction coefficients, let $14.00 be represented by 1400 cents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 92 stamps, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ +\ y\ =\ 92\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which can also be written:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ =\ 92\ -\ y\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The value of all the stamps is given by:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 10x\ +\ 25y\ =\ 1400\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But we can substitute from the earlier relationship:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 10(92\ -\ y)\ +\ 25y\ =\ 1400\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\"> to get the number of quarters.  The number of dimes follows directly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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