document.write( "Question 669223: A box contains 35 coins in nickles and dimes. How many of each coin is there if the total of the two types of coins is $2.50? Please help me figure out the Let Statement. \n" ); document.write( "
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A box contains 35 coins in nickles and dimes. How many of each coin is there if the total of the two types of coins is $2.50? Please help me figure out the Let Statement.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the number of nickels be \"n\" and the number of dimes be \"d\".
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "Quantity Eq.: n + d = 35
\n" ); document.write( "Value Eq.: 5n +10d= 250 cents
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\n" ); document.write( "Modify:
\n" ); document.write( "n + d = 35
\n" ); document.write( "n + 2d = 50
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"d\":
\n" ); document.write( "d = 15 (# of dimes)
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\n" ); document.write( "solve for \"n\":
\n" ); document.write( "n + d = 35
\n" ); document.write( "n + 15 = 35
\n" ); document.write( "n = 20 (# of nickels)
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