document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=909688>Question 909688</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Susan has 55 nickles and dimes . she has four times the amount of nickles than she does dimes. How many nickles does she have? and how many dimes does she have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #551973 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=551973\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let a be the number of dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let b be the number of nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4A = B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + B = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + (4A) = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5A = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If there are 11 dimes, then there are 4x as many nickels, or 44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11 dimes @ .10 = $1.10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44 nickels @ .05 =$2.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "She has $3.30<BR>\n" );
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