document.write( "Question 737413: Please help me solve this word problem with steps. Thank You\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Andy has 27 coins made up of quarters and half dollars, and their total value is $9.00. How many
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Let \"+q+\" = number of quarters
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+h+\" = number of half dollars
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+q+%2B+h+=+27+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+25q+%2B+50h+=+900+\" ( in cents )
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+q+%2B+2h+=+36+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract (1) from (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+q+%2B+2h+=+36+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+-q+-+h+=+-27+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+h+=+9+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+q+%2B+h+=+27+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+q+=+18+\"
\n" ); document.write( "There are 18 quarters and 9 half dollars
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