document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=387604>Question 387604</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Joe has 28 coins.  Some are nickels and some are dimes.  The sum of the number of nickels and 3 times the number of dimes is 40.  How many nickels and how many dimes does Joe have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #274117 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=274117\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let n=number of nickels and d=number of dimes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n+3d=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n+d=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---------subtract<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2d=12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=22<BR>\n" );
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