document.write( "Question 1052972: Harry has $6.10 in his pocket. He has twice as many quarters as nickels and one more dime than quarters. How many of each coin does Harry have \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "For a moment, take off one dime from the collection (mentally).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then you can group the remaining coins in the sets (1n, 2d, 2q) containing 1 nickel, 2 dimes and 2 quarters in each set.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The worth of each set is 5+2*10+2*25 = 75 cents.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The number of these groups is  =  = 8.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Thus there are 8 nickels, 16 dimes, and 16 quarters among remained coins.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, the answer is:  8 nickels, 16+1 = 17 dimes, and 16 quarters in the original collection.\r\n" );
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