document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=660243>Question 660243</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to write and solve an equation using the information below.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lisa has 14 coins. She has some quarters, 5 nickels, and one dime more than she has nickels. How many of each type of coin does she have? How much money does she have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = dimes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y + z = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 5 nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = y + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute the second equation into the third<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = y + 1 = 5 + 1 = 6 dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute the second and third equations into the first<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 5 + 5 + 1 = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Isolate x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 11 = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 11 - 11 = 14 - 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3 quarters </SPAN>\n" );
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