document.write( "Question 915626: One fourth of Sue's coins are quarters and the rest are nickels. If the total value of the coins is $7.20, how many of each type does she have? \n" ); document.write( "
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t=toal number of coins
\n" ); document.write( "n=number of nickels in the total number of coins
\n" ); document.write( "q=number of quarters in the total number of coins
\n" ); document.write( "1/4t=q
\n" ); document.write( "3/4t=n
\n" ); document.write( ".05*3/4t+.25*1/4t=7.2
\n" ); document.write( ".0375t+.0625t=7.2
\n" ); document.write( "1/10t=7.2
\n" ); document.write( "t=72
\n" ); document.write( "q=.25*72
\n" ); document.write( "q=18
\n" ); document.write( "n=3/4*72
\n" ); document.write( "54=n
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