document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=651010>Question 651010</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in Josh's bank, there is $1.17 in pennies, nickles, and dimes. In all there are 25 coins. If there are twice as many nickels as pennies, find how many of each kind there are.        I need to create an equation and find out how many of each coin there are. Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=number of pennies<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=number of nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25-x-2x=25-3x=number of dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".01x+.05*2x+.10(25-3x)=1.17<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".01x+.1x+2.5-.3x=1.17<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".19x=1.33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25-3x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of pennies=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of nickels=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of dimes=4 </SPAN>\n" );
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