document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=400018>Question 400018</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this:  Zack has $20.25 in nickles and quaters. The number of nickels is 33 less than the number of quaters. How many of each does he have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> represent the number of quarters.  Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 25x\"> is the value of those quarters in cents.  Since there are 33 less nickels than quarters, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ -\ 33\"> must represent the number of nickels.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 5(x\ -\ 33)\"> then represents the value of the nickels in cents.  The value of the quarters plus the value of the nickels is $20.25, but that is the same as 2025 cents.  Therefore:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 25x\ +\ 5(x\ -\ 33)\ =\ 2025\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> to get the number of quarters.  Subtract 33 to find the number of nickels.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Oh, by the way:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 0.25x\ +\ 0.05(x\ -\ 33)\ =\ 20.25\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "would work just as well.  It is just that I would rather work with integer coefficients given the choice.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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