document.write( "Question 793168: Question: Jacob has $6.00 in dimes and quarters. He has ten more quarters than dimes. How many dimes and quarters does he have?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I don't know how to set up these kinds of problems... I tried this, but I don't really know what to do after this---- $6.00= (10+q)dx ----- It's probably wrong but can you please explain how you set it up and why?? thank you SOOO much!!!! \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #480333 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)\"\" \"About 
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Do it this way
\n" ); document.write( "Let d = no. dimes
\n" ); document.write( "Let q = no. of quarters
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for each statement
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\n" ); document.write( "\"Jacob has $6.00 in dimes and quarters.\"
\n" ); document.write( ".10d + .25q = 6.00
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\n" ); document.write( "\" He has ten more quarters than dimes.\"
\n" ); document.write( "q = d + 10
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\n" ); document.write( "In the first equation. replace q with (d+10)
\n" ); document.write( ".10d + .25(d+10) = 6
\n" ); document.write( ".10d + .25d + 2.5 = 6
\n" ); document.write( ".35d = 6 - 2.5
\n" ); document.write( ".35d = 3.5
\n" ); document.write( "d = 3.5/.35
\n" ); document.write( "d = 10 dime
\n" ); document.write( "then obviously we have 10 more quarters or 20 quarters
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the total using these value: .10(10) + .25(20) =
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