document.write( "Question 359198: in a bag of nickels and dimes, there are three times as many nickels as dimes. the total value of coins is $1.50, find the number of dimes in the bag?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #256368 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let x be the number of dimes.  Then number of nickels would be 3x
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document.write( "question states
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document.write( "5(3x)+ 10x = 150cents
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document.write( "25x = 150
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document.write( "x = 6
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document.write( "There are 6 Dimes in the bag\r
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document.write( "checking our answer
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document.write( "5*18 + 6*10 = 90 + 60 = 150cents \n" );
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