document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=366251>Question 366251</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John has $1.00 in coins. One fifth are dimes, two fifteenth are nickels and two thirds are pennies.  how many of each coin does John have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #261037 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=261037\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x = total number of coins.  Then x/5 = # of dimes, 2x/15 = # of nickels, and 2x/3 = # of pennies.  Then <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.30x+%2B+0.10x+%2B+0.10x+=+15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.30x+%2B+0.10x+%2B+0.10x+=+15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, after multiplying both sides by 15.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 30.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus there are 6 dimes, 4 nickels, and 20 pennies. </SPAN>\n" );
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