document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=557121>Question 557121</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a pile of nickles and dimes, the number of nickles is three rimes the number of dimes and the pile is worth $1.75. How many nickles are there? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity: n = 3d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value: 5n + 10d = 175 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"n\" and solve for \"d\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(3d) + 10d = 175<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25d = 175<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 7 (# of dimes)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of nickels = 3d = 21<BR>\n" );
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