document.write( "Question 445931: Use the five steps for problem solving to answer the following question. Please show all of your work.\r
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document.write( "Laura found $2.15 in quarters and nickels in the bottom of her purse
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document.write( "How many nickels and quarters did she find?
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document.write( "There were seven fewer quarters than nickels
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document.write( "Let x, (x-7)represent the number of nickels and quarters respectively
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document.write( ".Question states*** CENTS makes sense
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document.write( " 5x + 25(x-7) = 215 cents
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "  30x = 390
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document.write( "    x = 13, the number of nickels.  there were 6 Quarters (13-7)\r
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document.write( " 5*13 + 25*6 = 65 + 150 =  215cents = $2.15 \n" );
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