document.write( "Question 607959: Sarah has 30 coins consisting of nickels and dimes. If her nickels were dimes and her dimes were nickels, her coins would be worth 40 cents more. How much are her coins worth? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Sarah has 30 coins consisting of nickels and dimes
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document.write( "Let x and (30-x) represent the original number of nickels and dimes respectively
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document.write( "Question states**Cents makes Sense!
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document.write( " 5x +10(30-x) = 10x +5(30-x) - 40
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document.write( "    300-110 = 10x
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document.write( "         19 = x, the number of nickels, and there are 11 dimes(30-19)
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document.write( " 11·10 + 19·5 = 200cents = $2.05 are what the coins are worth \n" );
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