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document.write( "let x=number of dimes in bag<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18-x=number of quarters in bag<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".10x+.25(18-x)=3.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".10x+4.5-.25x=3.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".15x=1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18-x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of dimes in bag=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of quarters in bag=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many more dimes than quarters does she have? 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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