document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=405924>Question 405924</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mia has twice as many quarters as she has dimes.  If she has $3.60 total, how many of each type of coin does she have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = number of dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = number of quarters {twice as many quarters as dimes}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25(2x) + 10x = 360 {value of coins x number of coins equals total value}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50x + 10x = 360 {multiplied 25 by 2x}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60x = 360 {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6 {divided both sides by 60}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 12 {substituted 6, in for x, into 2x}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "she has 6 dimes and 12 quarters<BR>\n" );
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