document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=944600>Question 944600</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Every evening Jenna empties her pockets. And puts her change in a jar at the end of the week she counts her money. One week she had 40 coins all dimes and quarters. When she added them up she had a total of 7.75. How many dimes where there <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d + q = 40 coins<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10d + 25q = 775 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Modify for elimination::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5d + 5q = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2d + 5q = 155<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"d\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3d = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 15 (# of dimes)<BR>\n" );
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