document.write( "Question 367756: A pile of 40 coins consists of nickles and dimes. The total value of coins is $2.40. Find the number of each coin \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent number of dimes.  then (40-x) would be the number of nickels.
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document.write( "5(40-x) + 10x  = 240 cents
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document.write( "200 - 5x + 10x = 240
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document.write( "5x = 40
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document.write( "x = 8, the number of dimes.  Number of nickels would be 32 (40-8)
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document.write( "checking our answer
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document.write( "5*32 + 10*8 = 160 + 80 = 240 cents \n" );
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