document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=360286>Question 360286</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your uncle walks in, jingling the coins in his pocket. He grins at you and tells you that you can have all the coins if you can figure out how many of each kind of coin he is carrying. The twenty-six coins in his pocket are all dollars and quarters, and they add up to seventeen dollars in value. How many of each coin does he have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #257108 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=257108\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let $1 be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "quarters will be 26-x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25(26-x)+100x=1700<BR>\n" );
document.write( "650-25x+100x=1700<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75x=1700-650<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75x=1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1050/75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=14 dollar coins<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 quarters<BR>\n" );
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