document.write( "Question 929427: Mary has nothing but nickels, dimes, and quarters in her purse. There are twice as many nickels as quarters, and three more dimes than nickels. If she has 58 coins in her purse, then how much money (dollar amount) does she have in the purse? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Mary has nothing but nickels, dimes, and quarters in her purse. There are twice as many nickels as quarters, and three more dimes than nickels. If she has 58 coins in her purse, then how much money (dollar amount) does she have in the purse?
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Let number of quarters, be Q
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document.write( "Then number of nickels is: 2Q, and number of dimes is: 2Q + 3
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document.write( "Since there are 58 coins, we have:
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document.write( "Q + 2Q + 2Q + 3 = 58
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document.write( "5Q = 58 - 3
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document.write( "5Q = 55
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document.write( "Q, or number of quarters = , or 
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document.write( "Number of nickels: 2(11), or 
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document.write( "Number of dimes: 2(11) + 3, or 
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