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If you have 44 dimes and quarters with a total of $8.60, how many dimes are there?
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document.write( "D = number of dimes.\r\n" );
document.write( "44-D = number of quarters\r\n" );
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document.write( "$.10D + $.25(44-D) = $8.60\r\n" );
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document.write( " .10D +  .25(44-D) =  8.60\r\n" );
document.write( "  10D +   25(44-D) =   860\r\n" );
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document.write( "You finish solving that and get D = 16.\r\n" );
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document.write( "D = 16 = number of dimes \r\n" );
document.write( "44-D = 44-16 = 28 = number of quarters\r\n" );
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document.write( "Checking: 16 dimes    is $1.60\r\n" );
document.write( "          28 quarters is $7.00\r\n" );
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document.write( "                total is $8.60\r\n" );
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