document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=954026>Question 954026</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mary has $4.00 in nickels, dimes, and quarters. If she has twice as many dimes as quarters and twenty-five more nickels than dimes, how many coins of each type does she have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "$0.25Q+$0.10D+$0.05N=$4.00 Substitute for D and N.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.25Q+$0.10(2Q)+$0.05(2Q+25)=$4.00 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.25Q+$0.20Q+$0.10Q+$1.25=$4.00 Subtract $1.25 from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.55Q=$2.75 Divide each side by $0.55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Q=5 ANSWER 1:There were 5 quarters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=2Q=10 ANSWER 2: There were 10 dimes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N=D+25=35 ANSWER 3:There were 35 nickels.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.25Q+$0.10D+$0.05N=$4.00 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.25(5)+$0.10(10)+$0.05(35)=$4.00 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1.25+$1.00+$1.75=$4.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$4.00=$4.00 </SPAN>\n" );
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