document.write( "Question 725429: Hello. I have attempted to set up an equation for this word problem, but struggling with it.
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document.write( "\"Dan has pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters in his pocket. He has a total of 36 coins. He has twice as many nickels as dimes and four times as many pennies as quarters. If he has $2.27 in coins, how many of each type does he have?\"\r
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document.write( "My name is Angie, email 32963@houndmail.macc.edu \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #444147 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 4 unknowns need 4 equations \n" ); document.write( "p+n+d+q=36 \n" ); document.write( "2d=n \n" ); document.write( "4q=p \n" ); document.write( "p+5n+10d+25q=227\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "d = 7, n = 14, p = 12, q = 3 \n" ); document.write( " |