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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Question: In a western film, the desparado sits at the poker table with a stack of coins worth $50. There are as many silver dollars as there are quarters. Figure out the total number of coins.\r
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$1•n + $.25n = $50
\n" ); document.write( "(5/4)n = 50
\n" ); document.write( "n = (4/5)50 = 40
\n" ); document.write( "40 silver dollars and 40 quarters
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\n" ); document.write( "$40 + $10 = $50
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