document.write( "Question 863319: a newspaper carrier has 12.30 in change. He has two more quarters than dimes but three times as many nickels as quarters. How many dimes does he have? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "dimes: x
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document.write( "Qtrs: (x+2)
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document.write( "Nickels: 3(x+2)
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document.write( "10x + 25(x+2) + 5*3(x+2) = 1230    |CENTS makes sense
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document.write( "10x + 25(x+2) + 15(x+2) = 1230
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document.write( "  50x + 80 = 1230
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document.write( "   50x =  1150
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document.write( "    x = 23, number of dimes
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document.write( " 230 + 625 + 375 = 1230
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