document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1016669>Question 1016669</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A jar contains 70 coins, all of which are nickels and \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dimes.  The total value of the coins in the jar is $5.70.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many nickels / dimes are in the jar? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "dimes=y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=70<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05x+.10y=5.70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+10y=570, multiplying by 100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5x-5y=-350, multiplying the first by -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y=220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=44 dimes, $4.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=26 nickels, $1.30 </SPAN>\n" );
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