document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=695858>Question 695858</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A jar contains quarters and dimes whose value totals $4.40. It has three times as many dimes as quarters. How many dimes is in the jar. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let d = number of dimes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d/3 = number of quarters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".10d + .25(d/3) = 4.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".30d + .25d = 13.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".55d = 13.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 13.20/.55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 24 (number of dimes)\r<BR>\n" );
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