document.write( "Question 399413: You have 737 coins that are all either dimes or quarters. If these coins are worth $107, how many of each type of coin do you have? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "737 coins
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document.write( "Let x and (737-x) represent the number of quarters and dimes respectively
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document.write( "Question states*** CENTS makes sense
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document.write( " 25x + 10(737-x) = 10700 CENTS
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document.write( "Solving for x 
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document.write( "    15x = 10700 - 7370
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document.write( "      x = 222, the number of quarters.  515 the number of dimes.   (737-222)
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( " 25*222 + 10*515 = 10700 or $107.00 \n" );
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