document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=676951>Question 676951</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need a walkthrough on a word problem ( i think they are called trinomeals)... i understand how to do the problem, but whenever i have to write a problem out of a word problem i get stuck.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"A change machine contains nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are 75 coins in the machine, and the value of the coins is $7.25. There are five times as many nickels as dimes. Find the numbers of coins of each type in the machine.\" </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "n = nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q = quarters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n+d+q = 75<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05n + .1d + .25q = 7.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 5d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute the third equation into the first equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5d + d + q = 75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6d + q = 75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q = 75 - 6d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute into the second equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05(5d) + .1d + .25(75-6d) = 7.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".25d + .1d + 18.75 - 1.5d = 7.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1.15d = 7.25 - 18.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1.15d = -11.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28d+=+10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28d+=+10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 5(10) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28n=50%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28n=50%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q = 75 - 6(10) = 75 - 60 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28q=15%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28q=15%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > quarters<BR>\n" );
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