document.write( "Question 984738: The question says:
\n" ); document.write( "A change purse contains $6.55 in dimes and quarters. If the number of dimes is 5 more than 3 times the number of quarters, how many of each coin are there?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #605553 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+d+\" = number of dimes
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+q+\" = number of quarters
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+3q+%2B+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+10d+%2B+25q+=+655+\" ( in cents )
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+2d+%2B+5q+=+131+\"
\n" ); document.write( "by substitution:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+2%2A%28+3q+%2B+5+%29+%2B+5q+=+131+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+6q+%2B+10+%2B+5q+=+131+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+11q+=+121+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+q+=+11+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+3%2A11+%2B+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+33+%2B+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+38+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "There are 38 dimes and 11 quarters
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+10%2A38+%2B+25%2A11+=+655+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+380+%2B+275+=+655+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+655+=+655+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK\r
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