document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=984645>Question 984645</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have 73 coins consisting of nickels and pennies. the coins total $3.25. How many coins are nickels ? how many coins are pennies? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "N=number of nickels; P=number of pennies<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N+P=73<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=73-N<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$0.01P+$0.05N=$3.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.01(73-N)+$0.05N=$3.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.73-$0.1N+$0.05N=$3.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.04N=$2.52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N=63 ANSWER 1: There are 63 nickels.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=73-N=73-63=10 ANSWER 2: There are 10 pennies.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.01P+$0.05N=$3.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.01(10)+$0.05(63)=$3.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.10+$3.15=$3.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$3.25=$3.25<BR>\n" );
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