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Michael's bank contains only nichels,dimes, and quarters. There are 43 coins in all valued at $3.70. The number of nickels is 9 short of being three times the sum of the number of dimes and quarters together.How many dimes are in the bank?
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\n" ); document.write( "let nickels be x
\n" ); document.write( "dimes & quarters together will be 43-x
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\n" ); document.write( "x= 3(43-x)-9
\n" ); document.write( "x=129-3x-9
\n" ); document.write( "4x=120
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\n" ); document.write( "x=30 nickels = 150 cents
\n" ); document.write( "let dimes be y
\n" ); document.write( "quarters = 43-30-y
\n" ); document.write( "=10-y
\n" ); document.write( "370-150 = 220 cents
\n" ); document.write( "10y+25(13-y)=220
\n" ); document.write( "10y+325-25y=220
\n" ); document.write( "-15y=-105
\n" ); document.write( "y=7 dimes
\n" ); document.write( "quarters = 6
\n" ); document.write( "...
\n" ); document.write( "6*25+30*5+10*7= 370 cents
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