document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=465846>Question 465846</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My piggy bank contains $19.75 in dimes and quarters, there are 100 coins in all, how many dimes are there? How do I solve this? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity Eq: d + q = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value Eq:: 10d+25q = 1975 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru 1st by 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25d + 25q = 25*100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10d + 25q = 1975<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substract and solve for \"d\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15d = 525<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 35 (# of dimes)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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