document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=360321>Question 360321</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A collection of 33 coins, consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters, has a value of $3.30. If there are three times as many nickels as quarters, and one-half as many dimes as nickels, how many coins of each kind are there? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "quarters = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "nickels = 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dimes=3x/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their sum = 33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3x+3x/2 =33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x/2=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x=66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6 quarters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "nickels =18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dimes=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18*5+9*10+6*25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90+90+150=330<BR>\n" );
document.write( "value=3.30\r<BR>\n" );
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