document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=796865>Question 796865</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Beth has $2.77 in her coin jar - all in pennies (x), nickels (y) and dimes (z). If she has 53 coins in all and four more nickels than dimes, find how many of each type of coin she has. Setup three equations in x, y, and z and solve the equations to find x(pennies), y(nickels), and z(dimes). Note only one equation has y and z only. I do not even know where to begin, once I find the equation I know how to solve them..I just cant find the equaitons </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #481593 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=481593\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She has 53 coins, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ +\ y\ +\ z\ =\ 53\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The value of her pennies is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> cents, because pennies are worth 1 cent each.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The value of her nickels is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 5y\"> cents, because nickels are worth 5 cents each.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The value of her dimes is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 10z\"> cents, because dimes are worth 10 cents each.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total value of all her coins is $2.77, but since we have expressed all of the values of each type of coins in cents, we should express the total value of her coins in cents as well.  $2.77 is 277 cents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  x\ +\ 5y\ +\ 10z\ =\ 277\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, we know that there are 4 more nickels than dimes, so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  y\ =\ z\ +\ 4\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are your three equations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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