document.write( "Question 422320: Lara found two dollars & fifteen cents in quarters and nickels,there were seven fewer quarters than nickels.how many nickels and quarters did she find?I need equation on this question.
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document.write( "there were seven fewer quarters than nickels
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document.write( "Let x and (x-7)represent the number of nickels and quarters respectively
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document.write( "Question states*** Using CENTS
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document.write( " 5x + 25(x-7) = 215\r
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document.write( "Solving
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document.write( "   30x = 390
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document.write( "     x = 13, nickels and 6 Quarters\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer*** 
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document.write( "   5*13 + 25*6 = 215 or $2.15 \n" );
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