document.write( "Question 984043: A newspaper carrier has $7.10 in change. He has ten more quarters than dimes but two times as many nickels as quarters. How many coins of each type does he have?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #604822 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+n+\" = number of nickels
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+d+\" = number of dimes
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+q+\" = number of quarters
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+5n+%2B+10d+%2B+25q+=+710+\" ( in cents )
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+q+=+d+%2B+10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+n+=+2q+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "You have 3 equations and 3 unknowns,
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+q+-+10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (2) and (3) into (1)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+5%2A2q+%2B+10%2A%28+q-10+%29+%2B+25q+=+710+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+10q+%2B+10q-+100+%2B+25q+=+710+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+45q+=+810+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+q+=+18+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+n+=+2q+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+n+=+2%2A18+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+n+=+36+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+q+-+10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+18+-+10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+8+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "He has:
\n" ); document.write( "36 nickels
\n" ); document.write( "8 dimes
\n" ); document.write( "18 quarters
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+5n+%2B+10d+%2B+25q+=+710+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+5%2A36+%2B+10%2A8+%2B+25%2A18+=+710+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+180+%2B+80+%2B+450+=+710+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+710+=+710+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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