document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=950625>Question 950625</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Russell has $4.08 in quarters, nickels, and pennies. If he has three times as many nickels as pennies and five less quarters than the number of pennies, how many of each coin does he have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "$0.01P+$0.05N+$0.25Q=$4.08 Substitute for N and Q.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.01P+$0.05(3P)+$0.25(P-5)=$4.08<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.01P+$0.15P+0.25P-$1.25=$4.08 Add $1.25 to each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.41P=$5.33 Divide each side by $0.41.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=13 ANSWER 1: There are 13 pennies.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N=3P=3(13)=39 ANSWER 2: There are 39 nickels.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Q=P-5=13-5=8 ANSWER 3 There are 8 quarters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.01(13)+$0.05(39)+$0.25(8)=$4.08<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.13+$1.95+$2.00=$4.08<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$4.08=$4.08<BR>\n" );
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