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document.write( "worth $12.50 --> 5n + 10d + 25q = 1250<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 more dimes than nickels  --> d = n+10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "twice as many quarters as dimes --> q = 2d<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5n + 10d + 25q = 1250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = n+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q = 2d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now what?<BR>\n" );
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