document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=908177>Question 908177</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bank teller has a bag of change totaling 184.25. The bag contains only quarters and half dollars. If the number of half dollars is 56 more and twice the number of quarters, find the number of each type of coin the bag contains<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 #550869 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=AlgebraLady88><B>AlgebraLady88(44)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=AlgebraLady88><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=AlgebraLady88><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=550869\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Quarters and half-dollars have the value of 25 cents and 50 cents each.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The number of half-dollars is 56 more and twice the number of quarters .<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hd= 2q + 56 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve :\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.25q + 0.50 hd = 184.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since hd= 2q +56\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.25q + 0.50 hd       = 184.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.25q + 0.50 (2q +56) = 184.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.25q + q +  28       = 184.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.25 q                = 184.25 -28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.25 q                = 156 .25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q                     = 125\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If q= 125 quarters, then to find half-dollars :\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hd= 2q + 56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hd= 2(125) + 56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hd= 250 + 56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hd= 306\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To check :\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "125q + 306hd <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 125 ( 0.25) + 306 ( 0.50)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 31.25 + 153 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 184.25   \r<BR>\n" );
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