document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=998428>Question 998428</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tameen keeps quarters, nickels, and dimes in his change jar. He has three more quarters than dimes and five 	fewer nickels than dimes. If there are 52 coins in the change jar, how many dimes are in the jar? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n + d + q = 52 coins<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q = d + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = d-5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"n\" and \"q\" and solve for \"d\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d+3 + d + d-5 = 52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3d - 2 = 52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3d = 54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 18 (# of dimes)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q = d+3 = 21 (# of quarters)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = d-5 = 12 (# of nickels)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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