document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1069023>Question 1069023</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A group of twenty-five coins, whose total value is $2.75, is composed of nickels, dimes, and quarters. If the nickels were dimes, the dimes were quarters, and the quarters were nickels, the total would be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$3.75. How many quarters are there in the collection?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A group of twenty-five coins, composed of nickels, dimes, and quarters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n + d + q = 25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " whose total value is $2.75,<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05n + .10d + .25q = 2.75<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " If the nickels were dimes, the dimes were quarters, and the quarters were nickels, the total would be $3.75.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".10n + .25d + .05q = 3.75<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "using the matrix feature on your calc,enter<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1, 1, 1, 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05 .1 .25 2.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".1 .25 .05 3.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you get: 10 nickels, 10 dimes, 5 quarters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many quarters are there in the collection?  </SPAN>\n" );
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