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document.write( "A child goes to the bank to deposit her savings. She has $4 worth of nickels and dimes. If she has 5 more nickels than dimes, how many of each type of coin does she have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 5 = number of nickels {she has five more nickels than dimes}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x + 5(x + 5) = 400 {number of coins multiplied by value of coin equals total value}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x + 5x + 25 = 400 {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x + 25 = 400 {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x = 375 {subtracted 25 from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 25 {divided both sides by 15}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 5 = 30 {substituted 25, in for x, into x + 5}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25 dimes and 30 nickels<BR>\n" );
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