document.write( "Question 658016: Sam has five more dimes than quaters and four fewer nickels than quaters. If he has a total of $4.70 how many of each does he have?
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document.write( "Hi, this makes more CENTS :)
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document.write( "Sam has five more dimes than quarters and four fewer nickels than quarters
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document.write( "Quarters: x
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document.write( "Dimes: x+5
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document.write( "Nickels: x - 4
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document.write( "Question states***total of $4   0r 470 CENTS
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document.write( "CENTS makes sense
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document.write( "  25x + 10(x+5) + 5(x-4) = 470¢
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document.write( "     40x + 50 - 20 = 470
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document.write( "         40x = 440
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document.write( "           x = 11, number of quarters.   16 Dimes and 7 Nickels
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document.write( "and
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document.write( "  = 470¢   0r $4.70 \n" );
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