document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=951120>Question 951120</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having a problem breaking down word problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the problem i am trying to solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have a mixture of 742 coins which are a mixture of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.  There are 10 times as many pennies as dimes and half as many quarters as dimes.  If i have $24.60 how many dimes are there?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know i have to pull out the following terms \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "742 total coins<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x pennies as dimes <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2 quarters as dimes <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the total of 24.60<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #580775 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=quada><B>quada(2)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=quada><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=580775\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let d = number of dimes. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 10d = number of pennies, and d/2 = number of quarters. Let n = number of nickels. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1(10d) + 10(d) + 25(d/2) + 5n = 2660 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "10d + 10d + 12.5d + 5n = 2660 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "32.5d + 5n = 2660 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, all types of coins added up = 742, so <BR>\n" );
document.write( "10d + n + d + d/2 = 742 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "11.5d + n = 742 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 742 - 11.5d \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "32.5d + 5(742-11.5d) = 2660 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "32.5d + 3710 - 57.5d = 2660 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-25d = -1050 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 42 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "42 dimes, 420 pennies, 21 quarters, which leave <BR>\n" );
document.write( "259 nickels.  </SPAN>\n" );
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