document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=703770>Question 703770</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that Maria has 170 coins consisting of pennies, nickels, and dimes. The number of nickels she has is 10 less than twice the number of pennies; the number of dimes she has is 18 less than three times the number of pennies. How many coins of each kind does she have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=number of pennies<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-10=number nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-18=number of dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2x-10+3x-18=170<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x-28=170<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=198<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of pennies=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number nickels=2x-10=66-10=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of dimes=3x-18=99-18=81 </SPAN>\n" );
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