document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=350257>Question 350257</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jamil always throws loose change into a pencil holder on his desk and takes it out every two weeks. This time it is all nickels and dimes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 2 times as many dimes as nickels and the value of the dimes is $1.65 more than the value of nickles. How many nickels and dimes does Jamil have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 2n<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10d = 5n+165<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"d\" and solve for \"n\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10(2n) = 5n+165<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20n = 5n+165<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15n = 165<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 11 (# of nickels)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since d = 2n, # of dimes = 22 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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