document.write( "Question 58356: I am stumped on how to write the following equation\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Ernie has $3.65 in nickels and dimes. He has 13 more nickels than dimes. how many coins does he have?\r
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Ernie has $.65 in nickels and dimes. He has 13 more nickels than dimes. how many coins does he have?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the number of dimes be: x
\n" ); document.write( "then the number of nickles is: x+13
\n" ); document.write( "Then the amount of money in dimes he has is: .10x
\n" ); document.write( "The amount of money in nickles is: .05(x+13)
\n" ); document.write( "The total amount of money is: $3.65
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\n" ); document.write( "The problem to solve is:
\n" ); document.write( ".10x+.05(x+13)=3.65
\n" ); document.write( ".10x+.05x+.65=3.65
\n" ); document.write( ".15x+.65=3.65
\n" ); document.write( ".15x+.65-.65=3.65-.65
\n" ); document.write( ".15x=3.00
\n" ); document.write( ".15x/.15=3.00/.15
\n" ); document.write( "x=20
\n" ); document.write( "The amount of dimes: x=20
\n" ); document.write( "The amount of nickles: x+13=20+13=33
\n" ); document.write( "The total amount of coins are:20+33=53
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\n" ); document.write( "Check does 20 dimes and 33 nickles = $3.65?
\n" ); document.write( ".10(20)+.05(33)=$3.65
\n" ); document.write( "2.00+1.65=$3.65
\n" ); document.write( "$3.65=$3.65 Cool beans, we're right!!!
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