document.write( "Question 866030: Lily has 27 nickels and dimes in a jar. In all she has 160 cents. How many nickels and dimes does Lily have? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent number of Dimes  ⇒ there are (27-x) Nickels
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document.write( " 10x + 5(27-x) = 160
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document.write( "     5x = 160- 135
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document.write( "    5x = 25
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document.write( "     x = 5, the number of Dimes. 22 Nickels  
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document.write( " 50 + 110 = 160
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