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document.write( "Let number of quarters be \"x\" ; Value of these is 25x cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of nickels is \"x+15\" ; Value of these is 5(x+15)=5x+75 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "value + value = 525 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x + 5x+75 = 525<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30x=450<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15 (this is the number of quarters)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+15=30 (this is the number of nickels)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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