document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=975765>Question 975765</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boy has a lemonade stand with a cash box that has 28 coins in it. If the coins are made up of nickles and half dollars and have a value of $7.25, how many of each coins does he have in the cash box? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "28 - x = number of half-dollars\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.05x + 0.5(28 - x) = 7.25 {value of coin times number of coins equals total value}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.05x + 14 - 0.5x = 7.25 {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-0.45x + 14 = 7.25 {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-0.45x = -6.75 {subtracted 14 from each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15 {divided each side by -0.45}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28 - x = 13 {substituted 15, in for x, into 28 - x}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15 nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13 half-dollars<BR>\n" );
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