document.write( "Question 465250: Bob has a pile of 25 coins. There are nickels and dimes.the pile is worth 1.50.how many of each coin does bob have? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let x amd (25-x)represent the number of dimes and nickels respectively
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document.write( "Question states***CENTS makes sense
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document.write( " 10x + 5(25-x) = 150
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "      5x =25
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document.write( "       x = 5, number of dimes.  20 Nickels.  (25-5)
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document.write( "  5*10 + 5 *20 = 150 or $1.50 \n" );
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