document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1071343>Question 1071343</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alycia opens her piggy bank to find only nickels and quarters inside. She counts the coins and finds that she has 44 coins totaling $5.00. How many nickels were in the piggy bank, and how many quarters were in there? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "n nickels<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28n%2Bq=44%2C0.05n%2B0.25q=5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28n%2Bq=44%2C0.05n%2B0.25q=5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the money count equation by 20 to get simple whole number coefficients and constant.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%2B5q=100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%2B5q=100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The system to solve should now be  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28n%2Bq=44%2Cn%2B5q=100%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28n%2Bq=44%2Cn%2B5q=100%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and n is easily eliminated to quickly find q.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4q=56 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4q=56\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28q=14%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28q=14%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-------number of quarters.... </SPAN>\n" );
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