document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=803268>Question 803268</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alex  has saved $8.80 in in nickels dimes and quarters. If he has 4 nickels fewer than 3 times the number of dimes and one quarter more than 3/4 the number of dimes. How many coins of each type does he have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=number of dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-4=number of nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3/4)x+1=number of quarters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".10x+.05(3x-4)+.25(3x/4+1)=8.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".10x+.15x-.20+.75x/4+.25=8.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LCD:4<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".40x+.60x-.80+.75x+1.00=35.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.75x+.20=35.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.75x=35.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of dimes=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of nickels=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of quarters=16 </SPAN>\n" );
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