document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=620589>Question 620589</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have some change (pennies, nickels, and dimes) in my pocket. Fourteen of the coins are dimes, 25% of them are nickels, and five-ninths of them are pennies. What is the total value of my change? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I have some change (pennies, nickels, and dimes) in my pocket. Fourteen of the coins are dimes, 25% of them are nickels, and five-ninths of them are pennies. What is the total value of my change?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let total amount of coins be A\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "¼ of coins are nickels\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of coins are pennies\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, fraction of coins that are dimes = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+-+%281%2F4+%2B+5%2F9%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+-+%281%2F4+%2B+5%2F9%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+-+29%2F36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+-+29%2F36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, since amount of dimes = 14, then we can say that: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F36+=+14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F36+=+14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and also that: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2F36%29%2F1+=+14%2FA ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2F36%29%2F1+=+14%2FA\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%287%2F36%29+=+14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%287%2F36%29+=+14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ----- Cross-multiplying\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7A%2F36+=+14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7A%2F36+=+14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7A = 504 ------ Cross-multiplying\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A, or total amount of coins = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=504%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"504%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or 72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14 dimes = $1.40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amount of nickels = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of 72, or 18, for a value of $0.90\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amount of pennies = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of 72, or 40, for a value of $0.40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total value of change = $1.40 + 0.90 + 0.40 = $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%282.70%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%282.70%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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