document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=52450>Question 52450</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A jar contains 40 coins consisting of dimes and quarters and having a total value of $4.90. How many of each kind of coin are there? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #34984 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=34984\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the amount of dimes that you have=d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Because the rest of the coins are quarters, let the amount of quarters you have=40-d.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These are usually easier to solve in terms of cents instead of dollars to eliminate the decimals.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quarters are worth 25 cents, so the amount of money in quarters that you have is 25(40-d)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dimes are worth 10 cents, so the amount of money you have in dimes is 10d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total amount of money you have is 490 cents.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25(40-d)+10d=490<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1000-25d+10d=490  Don't forget to distribute the 25 to the d.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1000+(-25+10)d=490<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1000-15d=490<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1000+1000-15d=-1000+490<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15d=-510<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15d/-15=-510/-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The amount of dimes is 34.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The amount of quarters is 40-34=6 </SPAN>\n" );
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