document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=724673>Question 724673</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have 31 coins consisting of nickels and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dimes. The coins total $2.25. How many coins<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are nickels? How many are dimes? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x\"> represent the number of nickels, and let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE y\"> represent the number of dimes.  Since there are 31 coins:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the value of the coins is $2.25, which is the same as 225 cents, the value of a nickel is 5 cents, so the value of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x\"> nickels must be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 5x\"> cents and the value of a dime is 10 cents, so that value of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE  y\"> dimes is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 10y\"> cents:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 5x\ +\ 10y\ =\ 225\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the 2X2 system for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE (x,\,y)\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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