document.write( "Question 395764: A coin bank contains 25 coins in nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are four times as many dimes as quarters. The value of the coins is $2.05. How many dimes are in the bank? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "bank contains 25 coins with four times as many dimes as quarters  
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document.write( "Let x, 4x and (25-5x) represent quarters, dimes, nickels respectively
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document.write( " 25x + 10*4x + 5(25-5x) = 205 CENTS
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( " 65x + 125 - 25x = 205
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document.write( "      40x = 80 
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document.write( "        x = 2, the number of quarters, dimes number 8   (15 nickels = 25-10)\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer
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document.write( "  25*2 + 10*8 + 5*15 = 205 or $2.05\r
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