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document.write( "Chris has a jar with dimes and quarters in it. The jar has 7 more quarters in it than it has dimes. If the total value of the coin is $5.60, how many quarters are in the jar?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " The jar has 7 more quarters in it than it has dimes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If the total value of the coin is $5.60, how many quarters are in the jar? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let d = no. of dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let q = no. of quarters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation representing what each statement says:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The jar has 7 more quarters in it than it has dimes.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q = d + 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"If the total value of the coin is $5.60,\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".10d + .25q = 5.60<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "from the 1st equation; replace q with (d+7) in the above equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".10d + .25(d+7) = 5.60<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".10d + .25d + 1.75 = 5.60<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".35d = 5.60 - 1.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".35d = 3.85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3.85%2F.35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3.85%2F.35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 11 dimes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"how many quarters are in the jar?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you can find the number of quarters using the 1st equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check you solution in the 2nd equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " how many quarters are in the jar?  </SPAN>\n" );
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