document.write( "Question 1020802: Harry has 15 coins in nickels and dimes if the total is 1.20 how much of each coin does he have ? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Harry has 15 coins in nickels and dimes if the total is 1.20 
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document.write( "how much of each coin does he have ?
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document.write( "Let x represent the number of Dimes and (15-x) the number of Nickels
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document.write( "10x + 5(15-x) = 120  CENTS makes sense!
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document.write( "5x = 120-75 
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document.write( " x =  45/5 = 9
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document.write( "x = 9  and y = 6   
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document.write( "90 + 30 = 120  Checks! 
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