document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=987889>Question 987889</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 8 more quarters than dimes in a parking meter. Three times the number of dimes is 1 less than twice the number of quarters. Find the number of dimes and quarters. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=number of dimes in the parking meter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+8=number of quarters in the parking meter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=2(x+8)-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=2x+16-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+8=23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=number of dimes in the parking meter=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+8=number of quarters in the parking meter=23<BR>\n" );
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