document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=347695>Question 347695</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A youth orginization collected nickels and dimes for a charity drive. By the end of day one they collected $37.45. If there were three times as many dimes as nickels, how many of each type of coin was collected? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quantity Equation: d = 3n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value Equation: 5n + 10d = 3745 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"d\" and solve for \"n\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n + 10(3n) = 3745<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35n = 3745<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 107 (# of nickels)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since d = 3n, d = 321 (# of nickels)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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