document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=876684>Question 876684</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> here is what the question is.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Kristen bought her lunch for $6.85. She paid for it with nickels and quarters. If there were 53 quarters, how many of each coin type was there? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Do you mean she used 53 of them?  Or they were just in the vicinity?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "53 nickels = 265 cents.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each nickel replaced by a quarter add 20 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(685 - 265)/20 = 420/21 = 21 quarters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 21 quarters & 32 nickels\r<BR>\n" );
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