document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=947536>Question 947536</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Selena has some nickels, dimes and quarters. She has 1½ times as many dimes as nickels. She has 5 fewer quarters than nickels. If Selena has a total of $5.05, how many of each coin does she have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Examine these equations for a while and you could think of a solution strategy.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the first two equations in terms of n.  They are of two variable each.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify the money count, last or third equation.  Substitute for d and q in the money count equation and first solve for the value of n. </SPAN>\n" );
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