document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=567635>Question 567635</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi I am trying to help my daughter with her math homework and I know the answer to the question but I am really not sure how I came up with it.  Here is the question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Victor has 8 coins.  He has 2 fewer dimes than nickels, and one more penny than nickels.  How much money does he have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In my head I figured out that there is going to be 1 dime, 3 nickels, and 4 pennies and that would of course equal 29 cents.  Unfortunately we have to explain our answer and show the work and that is where I am stuck.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for your help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #366653 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=366653\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let D = the number of dimes, N = the number of nickels, and P = the number of pennies.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the problem description, you can write:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) D+N+P = 8 \"Victor has 8 coins.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) D = N-2 \"He has 2 fewer dimes than nickels.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3) P = N+1 \"...and one more penny than nickels.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace the D and the P in equation 1) with their equivalents from equations 2) and 3).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(N-2)+N+(N+1) = 8 Simplify this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3N-1 = 8 Add 1 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3N = 9 Now divide both sides by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N = 3 and...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D = N-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D = 3-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D = 1 and...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = N+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 3+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So victor has 1 dime ($0.10), 3 nickels ($0.15), and 4 pennies ($0.04).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add them together to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.29 or 29 cents.\r<BR>\n" );
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