document.write( "Question 1026341: Darrel has dimes and quarters in his pocket. He has 28 coins in all, and they are worth $4.60 altogether. How many quarters does darrel have? Dimes? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Darrel has dimes and quarters in his pocket. He has 28 coins in all, and they are worth $4.60 altogether. How many quarters does Darrel have? Dimes?
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document.write( "Let d be the number of dimes Darrel has.\r\n" );
document.write( "Then the number of quarters is 28-d.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The \"value\" equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "10*d + 25(28-d) = 460.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve it.\r\n" );
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document.write( "10d + 700 - 25d = 460,\r\n" );
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document.write( "-15d = 460-700,\r\n" );
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document.write( "-15d = -240,\r\n" );
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document.write( "d =  = 16.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer. 16 dimes and 28-16 = 12 quarters.\r\n" );
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