document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=615206>Question 615206</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A coin purse contains 24 coins in dimes, quarters and half-dollars.  There are five more dimes than quarters.  the total value of the coins is 5.45.  How many dimes are in the coin purse?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried setting up an amount/cost/value chart, but trying to obtain the value for half dollars is stumping me and it is making me mess up the whole problem.  Thank you 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 #387024 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=387024\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> d + q + h = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10d + 25q + 50h = 545 ___ 2d + 5q + 10h = 109\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = q + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting ___ (q + 5) + q + h = 24 ___ 2q + h = 19 ___ 20q + 10h = 190\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting ___ 2(q + 5) + 5q + 10h = 109 ___ 7q + 10h = 99\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtracting equations (to eliminate h) ___ 13q = 91\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for q, then substitute back to find d and h </SPAN>\n" );
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