document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=950443>Question 950443</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a youth organization collected nickels and dimes for a charity drive. by the end of the 1-day drive, the youth had collected $63.80. if there were five times as many dimes as nickels, how many of each type of coin is collected? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "n=nickels; d=dimes=5n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.05n+$0.10d=$63.80 Substitute for d.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.05n+$0.10(5n)=$63.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.05n+$0.50n=$63.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.55n=$63.80 Divide each side by $0.55.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=116 ANSWER 1: There were 116 nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=5n=580 ANSWER 2: There were 580 dimes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$0.05n+$0.10d=$63.80 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.05(116)+$0.10(580)=$63.80 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$5.80+$58.00=$63.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$63.80=$63.80 </SPAN>\n" );
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