document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=614224>Question 614224</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Soriano has 20 quarters and nickels. He has a total of three dollars. How many nickels does he have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My own work:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Q(Quarters) 0.25 x 20-n = 5-0.25n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N(Nickels)  0.10 x n = 0.10n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=number of quarters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20-x=number of nickels<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".25x+.05(20-x)=3.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".25x+1-.05x=3.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".20x=2.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20-x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Soriano has 10 nickels </SPAN>\n" );
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