document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=62530>Question 62530</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A big jar contains four times as many quaters as pennies, three times as many nickels as dimes, and twice as many pennies as nickels. There are only pennies, nickels, dimes and quaters in this jar. THe total amoun in the jar is 25.24 find th number of pennies, nickels, dimes and quaters in this jar. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let number of nickels be \"x\": Value of these is 5x cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of pennies is \"2x\" : Value of these is 2x cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Numper of dimes is \"x/3\": Value of these is 10(x/3)cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of auarters is \"8x\":Value of these is 25(8x)=200x cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "value + value+value+value = 2524 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+2x+(10x/3)+200x=2524<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x+6x+10x+600x=3*2524<BR>\n" );
document.write( "631x=3*2524<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12 (number of nickels.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=24 (number of pennies)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/3=4 (number of dimes)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=96 (number of quarters)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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