document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=849779>Question 849779</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a purse contains $6.35 in quarters and nickles. The number of quarters is one less than 2 times the number of nickles. Find the number of each coin in the purse. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #512290 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=hamsanash1981@gmail.com><B>hamsanash1981@gmail.com(151)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=hamsanash1981@gmail.com><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=512290\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the number of nickels be x, then quarters is 2x-1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total Nickels = .05x and total quarters is .25(2x-1) = .5x -.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05x+0.5x-0.25 = 6.35<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".55x = 6.35+.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " .55x = 6.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6.6/0.55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 660/55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 60/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "quarters = 23 and nickels = 12 </SPAN>\n" );
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