document.write( "Question 925502: I have a question on my Algebra I homework. The question is,\" Lucy has some coins in her pocket. She has 2 less nickels than quarters and 3 times as many dimes as quarters. If Lucy has no more than 20 coins in her pocket, what is the most quarters she could have?
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Lucy has some coins in her pocket.
\n" ); document.write( " She has 2 less nickels than quarters and 3 times as many dimes as quarters.
\n" ); document.write( " If Lucy has no more than 20 coins in her pocket, what is the most quarters she could have?
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\n" ); document.write( "let x = no. of quarters
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "(x-2) = no. of nickels
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(3x = no. of dimes
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\n" ); document.write( "x + (x-2) + 3x =<20
\n" ); document.write( "5x =< 20 + 2
\n" ); document.write( "5x =< 22
\n" ); document.write( "x =< 22/5
\n" ); document.write( "x = =<4 quarters (has to be an integer)
\n" ); document.write( "that would give us 2 nickels and 12 dimes, a total 18 coins \n" ); document.write( "
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