document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1081797>Question 1081797</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In Tom’s pocket, there are four times as many quarters as nickels but there are not enough nickels to make change for a quarter. 15 more than the square of the number of nickels is equal to 8 times the number of nickels. If there are no other coins in Tom’s pocket, what is the total value of these coins. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #695841 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=695841\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let n be the number of nickels in Tom's pocket. Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n²+15=8n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n²-8n+15=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(n-5)(n-3)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=5 or 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We know there's not enough nickels to make a quarter, so there must be 3 nickels.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 4 times as many quarters as nickels, so there are 12 quarters--bringing the change up to a total of $3.15 &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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