document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=872563>Question 872563</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Nicky has a total of 89 coins in nickles, dimes and quarters. He has 8 more dimes than nickles and 2 and a half times as many quarters as nickels. In dollars and cents, what is the total value of these coins? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=number of nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+8=number of dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5x=number of quarters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x+8+2.5x=89<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.5x=80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=80/4.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05(80/4.5)+.10(80/4.5+8)+.25(2.5*80/4.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.89+2.58+11.11&#8776;14.58<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total value of these coins&#8776;$14.58 </SPAN>\n" );
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