document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=897206>Question 897206</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Lindsey has fifty coins in her change purse that are either dimes or quarters. If y represents the number of quarters she has, write an algebraic expression in terms of y that describes the number of dimes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #544018 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=544018\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = number of quarters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x = number of dimes, and if we have 50 coins (either quarters or dimes), then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y = 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for y to get x = <font color=\"red\">50 - y</font> (notice how I subtracted y from both sides to isolate x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So there are <font color=\"red\">50 - y</font> dimes if there are y quarters. </SPAN>\n" );
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