document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=430499>Question 430499</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> molly has $12.30 in coins. she has four more nickels than dimes. she has 6 fewer quarters than dimes. how many quarters does she have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a nickel= 0.05, a dime= 0.10, a quarter= 0.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " x = dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+4) = nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-6)= quarters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".05(x+4) + .25(x-6) + 0.10(x) = 12.30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".05x + 0.2 + 0.25x - 1.5 + 0.10x = 12.30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".40x - 1.3 = 12.30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".40x = 13.6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 34 ( the amount of dimes)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34 x (.10)= $3.40 (is how much of the $12.30 the dimes make up)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(34 + 4)= 38 x (.05)= $1.90 ( how much of the $12.30 the nickels make up)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For quarters <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(34-6) = 28 x (.25) = $7.00 ( how much of the $12.30 the quarters make up)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And just to check the answers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$3.40 + $1.90 + $7.00 = $12.30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "yea so 28 quarters for the answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ok i hope this helps xD<BR>\n" );
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