document.write( "Question 377645: Eighty-six coins made up of dimes and quarters amount to $14.60. How many of each of these coins is there? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let x represent the number of quarters, then (86-x) would be the number of dimes
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document.write( "Question states
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document.write( "25x + 10(86-x) = 1460 cents
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "25x + 860 - 10x = 1460
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document.write( "15x = 600
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document.write( "x = 40, the number of quarters.  46 dimes  (86-40)
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer
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document.write( "25*40 + 10*46 = 1000 + 460 = 1460 cents or $14.60 \n" );
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