document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1009588>Question 1009588</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jill has six times as many dimes as Joan together that have a total of 84 dimes how many dimes does Jill have \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 72  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #625042 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=625042\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x = number of dimes Jill has<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = number of dimes Joan has\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Jill has six times as many dimes as Joan\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "together they have a total of 84 dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y = 84\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y = 84 ... focus on the first equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6y+y = 84 ... replace x with 6y (x = 6y)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7y = 84\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7y/7 = 84/7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use this to find x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 6y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 6*12 ... replace y with 12 (since y = 12 was found above)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jill has 72 dimes </SPAN>\n" );
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