document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=445263>Question 445263</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bank contains 300 coins, all of them quarters or dimes. If the money totals $67.50, how many of each coin are in the bank? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let 300-x be the number of dimes.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25x+10(300-x)=6750<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x+3000-10x=6750<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x=6750-3000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x=3750<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300-x=50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, there are 250 quarters and 50 dimes in the bank. </SPAN>\n" );
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