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document.write( "Bob has a coin collection made up of pennies and nickels if he has three times as many pennies as nickels and the total face value of coins $416 how many coins of each kind are in the collection? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #603662 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=603662\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bob has a coin collection made up of pennies and nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( " if he has three times as many pennies as nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( " and the total face value of coins $416<BR>\n" );
document.write( " how many coins of each kind are in the collection?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let p = no. of pennies<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let n = no. of nickels<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation for each statement<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\" he has three times as many pennies as nickels\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 3n<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"the total face value of coins $416 \"<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".01p + .05n = 416<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace p with 3n (from the first statement)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".01(3n) + .05n = 416<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".03n + .05n = 416<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".08n = 416<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 416/.08<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 5200 nickels<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the no. of pennies<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 3(5200)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 15600 pennies<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this find the $value of each coin<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".01(15200) = $156 in pennies<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05(5200)  = $260 in nickels<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total value: $416<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How about this, was it understandable to you? ankor@att.net </SPAN>\n" );
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