document.write( "Question 1033249: Tim Whitman has $4.50 in change in his desk drawer to use on the vending ma- chines downstairs. He has four more quarters than dimes. He has three times as many nickels as dimes. How many coins of each type does he have? \n" ); document.write( "
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q = d+4
\n" ); document.write( "n = 3d
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\n" ); document.write( ".05n+.10d+.25q = 4.50 Substitute for q and n:
\n" ); document.write( ".05(3d)+.10d+.25(d+4)= 4.50
\n" ); document.write( ".15d+.10d+.25d+1 = 4.50
\n" ); document.write( ".50d = 3.50
\n" ); document.write( "d = 7
\n" ); document.write( "q = 7+4 = 11
\n" ); document.write( "n = 3(7) = 21
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\n" ); document.write( "Check:
\n" ); document.write( "d = 7(.10) = .70
\n" ); document.write( "q = 11(.25)= 2.75
\n" ); document.write( "n = 21(.05)= 1.05
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\n" ); document.write( "Total: . . . 4.50 Correct
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