document.write( "Question 725429: Hello. I have attempted to set up an equation for this word problem, but struggling with it.
\n" ); 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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Algebra.Com's Answer #444147 by richwmiller(17219)\"\" \"About 
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4 unknowns need 4 equations
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\n" ); document.write( "p+5n+10d+25q=227\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "d = 7, n = 14, p = 12, q = 3
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