document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=626158>Question 626158</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a purse contains $1.15 in nickels and dimes and has 20 coins. How many dimes are n the purse? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let d = number of dimes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20-d = number of nickels<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".05(20-d) + .10d = 1.15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1-.05d + .10d = 1.15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1+.05d = 1.15<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05d = .15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = .15/.05<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 3 (answer)\r<BR>\n" );
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