document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1015292>Question 1015292</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Maria has a total of 97 dimes and quarters in her piggybank. if maria has $17.80 in coins, how many dimes and quarters does she have in her piggybank? use algebraic modelling to dive this problem  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #631656 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><B>FrankM(1040)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=FrankM><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=631656\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 10D+25Q=1780   (D is the number of dimes, 10D is the value of D dimes)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D+Q=97  (total coins are 97)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10D+10Q=970 (multiplied the second equation by ten)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15Q=810 (sutract eq3 from eq1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Q=54, D=43 </SPAN>\n" );
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