document.write( "Question 949159: José has $3.00 in nickels and dimes. He has nine more nickels than dimes. How many of each coins he have ? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"5N%2B10D=300\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"N=9%2BD\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5N%2B10%289%2BD%29=300\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5N%2B90%2B10D=300\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"15D=210\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"D=14\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"N=14%2B9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"N=23\"$
\n" ); document.write( "23 nickels and 19 dimes \n" ); document.write( "

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