document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=695034>Question 695034</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a waitress has 3 time as many dimes as nickles, one more quarter than nickles that worth $2.65 in total. find how many dimes she has? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "d = 3n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q = n+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n + 10d + 25q = 265 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for d and for q: solve for \"n\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n + 10(3n) + 25(n+1) = 265<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5n + 30n + 25n = 240<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "60n = 240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 6 (# of nickels)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = 3n = 18 (# of dimes)<BR>\n" );
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