document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=507160>Question 507160</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Danielle has a total of 360 pennies, nickels, and dimes. She has a total of $13.50. She has four times as many pennies as dimes and one-third as many dimes as nickels. How many of each coin does she have?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "p + n + d = 360 coins<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p+4n+10d  = 1350 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 4d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = (1/3)n<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for p and for n and solve for \"d\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4d + 3d + d = 360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8d = 360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 45 (# of dimes)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 4d = 180 (# of pennies)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 3d = 135 (# of nickels)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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