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( "\"$19.75 in dimes and quarters\" ___ 10d + 25q = 1975\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"there are 100 coins in all\" ___ d + q = 100 ___ 25d + 25q = 2500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtracting equations (to eliminate q) ___ 15d = 525 </SPAN>\n" );
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