document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=895341>Question 895341</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you have $2.25 in nickels and dimes, you have 40 coins total, how many nickels and how many dimes? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #542752 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=542752\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If all 40 coins were dimes, you would have $4.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The actual total you have is $2.25, leaving a difference of $1.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference between a dime and a nickel is .05<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1.75 / .05 = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35 of your coins are nickels.  35 * .05 = 1.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That leaves 5 coins as dimes.  5 * .10 = .50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1.75 + .50 = $2.25 </SPAN>\n" );
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