document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=694360>Question 694360</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the youth organization has collected nickles and dimes for a charity drive.by the end of day 1, the children had $32.50. if there was two times as many dimes as nickels, how many of each coin was collected? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #427865 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><B>checkley79(3341)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=427865\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> LET X= THE NUMBER OF NICKLES.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LET 2X = THE NUMBER OF DIMES.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05X+.10*2X=32.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05X+.20X=32.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".25X=32.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=32.50/.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=130 NUMBER OF NICKLES.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*130=260 NUMBER OF DIMES.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05*130+.10*260=32,50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.50+26.00=32.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32.50=32.50 </SPAN>\n" );
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