document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1063877>Question 1063877</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When Ruth emptied her piggy-bank, of nickels and dimes, she counted 84 coins in total. The value of the coins was $7.15. how many dimes did she have?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mary has 30 nickels and dimes totaling $2.40. How many of each does she have<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n + d = 30 --------- # of coins<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n + 10d = 240 --------Value of coins<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> n + 2d = 48 ---------- 2nd eqn divided by 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n + d = 30 --------- # of coins<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n + 2d = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "------------ Subtract<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-d = -18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 18 dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 nickels </SPAN>\n" );
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