document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=944016>Question 944016</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sam has $6.00 in coins. Half of them are quarters, a third are dimes, and the rest are nickels. How many of each coin does he have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=total number of coins<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2=number of quarters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/3=number of dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-x/2-x/3=x-3/6-2/6=1/6=number of nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".25(x/2)+.10(x/3)+.05(x/6)=6.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lcd:6<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".25*3x+.10*2x+.05x=36.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".75x+.20x+.05x=36.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/3=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/6=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many of each coin does he have?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of quarters=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of dimes=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of nickels=6 </SPAN>\n" );
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