document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1000997>Question 1000997</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Winthrop has $4.40 worth of nickels and dimes. If Winthrop has 3.5 times as many nickels as he does dimes, how many dimes does he have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Value Equation: 5n + 10d = 440 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quantity Eq::::  n = 3.5d<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"n\" and solve for \"d\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(7/2)d + 10d = 440<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17.5d + 10d = 440<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = 16 (# of dimes)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = (3.5*16) = 56 (# of nickels)<BR>\n" );
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