document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=890026>Question 890026</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Michelle has a jar of quarters and dimes to totaling to 3.10 . If there are sixteen coins in total, how many more quarters are there than dimes. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "16 - x = number of dimes {there are 16 total coins}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25x + 10(16 - x) = 310 {value of coin multiplied by number of coins equals total value}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x + 160 - 10x = 310 {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x + 160 = 310 {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x = 150 {subtracted 160 from each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10 {divided each side by 15}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 - x = 6 {substituted 10, in for x, into 16 - x}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 quarters and 6 dimes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 more quarters than dimes<BR>\n" );
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