document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=350072>Question 350072</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Karen saves her change and has dimes, nickels, and pennies totaling $4.52. If there is 1 more dime than three times the number of nickels and 10 more pennies than nickels, how many of each type of coin are there?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I start the formula like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3x+10)+(x+10)+x=4.52\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x is the number of nickels. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+10 is 3 times the number of nickels plus one dime.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+10 is 10 more than the number of pennies.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x is the number of nickels\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've tried to solve this by changing around the decimals n' such but the only time the number comes out even is by dividing both sides by 4 (4x=432--4x/4=432/4) Otherwise they come out with decimals equaling 3-4 places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you so much :)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Any help is appreciated :) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #250189 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=250189\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Karen saves her change and has dimes, nickels, and pennies totaling $4.52. If there is 1 more dime than three times the number of nickels and 10 more pennies than nickels, how many of each type of coin are there?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let nickels = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pennies = x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dimes= 3x+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+x+10+10(3x+1)=452<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+x+10+30x+10=452<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36x+20=452<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36x=452-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36x=432<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 432/36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12 the number of nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pennies = 10+12 = 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dimes =3x+1 = 37<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12*5 + 22*1+37*10= 452 <BR>\n" );
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