document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=473391>Question 473391</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 27 nickels, dimes, and quarters in the drawer with a value of $3.00. How many coins of each type are there if there are three times as many nickels as there are dimes? Write and solve a system of equations.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n  +  d  + q  = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n +10d +25q  = 300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n  - 3d + 0q  = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve by any method you know to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d =  5  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "q =  7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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