document.write( "Question 357426: You have a 54 coins totalling $3.80 made up of dimes and nickels. How many dimes and nickels do you have?
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document.write( "54 coins totaling $3.80 \r
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document.write( "Let x be the number of nickels, then the number of dimes would be (54-x)
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document.write( "5x + 10(54-x)= 380
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document.write( "5x + 540 - 10x =380
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document.write( "540 - 380 = 5x
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document.write( "160= 5x
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document.write( "32 = x
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document.write( "We have 32 nickels 
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document.write( "Checking the answer
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document.write( "5*32 + 10*22 = 160 + 220 = 380cents = $3.80 \n" );
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