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\n" ); document.write( "a coin collection consisting of nickels and quarters has a value of $4.50. The number of quarters is 4 less than twice the number of nickels. Find the number of nickel
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Let number of nickels be N
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document.write( "Then number of quarters = 2N - 4
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document.write( "We then get: .05N + .25(2N - 4) = 4.5
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document.write( ".05N + .5N - 1 = 4.5
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document.write( ".55N = 4.5 + 1
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document.write( ".55N = 5.5
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document.write( "N, or number of nickels =  \n" );
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