document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1053061>Question 1053061</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sierra has a total of 61 dimes and qaurters in her piggybank. She has 3 more qaurters than dimes. The coins have a total of $10.90. How many dimes and how many qaurters does she have?[Hint: Use the decimal values of the c coins to write the eqaution.] </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Hint:  We don't need hints.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The easy way:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Set the \"3 more quarters\" aside.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now it's sets of Q's and D's worth 1090 - 75 = 1015<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each set is 35 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1015/35 = 29 sets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 29 dimes and 32 quarters<BR>\n" );
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