document.write( "Question 1014577: A piggy bank contains $3.20. There are twice as many nickels as quarters and half as many dimes as quarters. How many dimes are in the piggy bank \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "D=dimes; Q=quarters=2D; N=nickels=2Q=4D
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\n" ); document.write( "$0.05N+$0.10D+$0.25Q=$3.20
\n" ); document.write( "$0.05(4D)+$0.10(D)+$0.25(2D)=$3.20
\n" ); document.write( "$0.20D+$0.10D+$0.50D=$3.20
\n" ); document.write( "$0.80D=$3.20
\n" ); document.write( "D=4
\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: There are four dimes.
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\n" ); document.write( "N=4D=4(4)=16
\n" ); document.write( "There are 16 nickels.
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\n" ); document.write( "Q=2D=2(4)=8
\n" ); document.write( "There are 8 nickels.
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\n" ); document.write( "$0.05N+$0.10D+$0.25Q=$3.20
\n" ); document.write( "$0.05(16)+$0.10(4)+$0.25(8)=$3.20
\n" ); document.write( "$0.80+$0.40+$2.00=$3.20
\n" ); document.write( "$3.20=$3.20
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