document.write( "Question 843542: Cindy has $7.75 in nickels, dimes and quarters. She has twice as many quarters as nickels and 5 fewer dimes than quarters. Find the number of coins of each denomination that she has. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "She has twice as many quarters as nickels and 5 fewer dimes than quarters.
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document.write( " 25x + 10(x-5) + 5(x/2) = 775 cents
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document.write( "  50x + 20(x-5) + 5x = 1550
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document.write( "   75x = 1550 + 100
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document.write( "   75x = 1650
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document.write( "     x = 22 Quarters,  17 Dimes and 11 Nickels
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document.write( " 550 + 170 + 55 = 775 cents  0r $7.75
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