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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jill has $3.50 in nickels and dimes. If she has 50 coins, how many of each type of coin does she have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then x + y = 50 ------------------------(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "value of x nickels = 5x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "value of y dimes = 10y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 5x + 10y = 350<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dividing throughout by 5 we have,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> x + 2y = 70 -----------------------(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtracting eqns (2) and (1) we get,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plugging in y = 20 in (1)  we arrive that x = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus Jill had 30 nickels and 20 dimes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good Luck!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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