document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1099482>Question 1099482</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume that at the current exchange rate, the British pound is worth $1.65 in American dollars. You have some dollar bills and several British pound coins. There are 17 items altogether, which have a total value of $21.55 in American dollars. How many American dollars and how many British pound coins do you have?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Clearly if all 17 coins were dollars, the value would be $17.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the total value of the coins is $21.55, which is $4.55 more than $17.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since each pound is worth $0.65 more than a dollar coin, the number of pound coins must be  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4.55%2F0.65+=+7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4.55%2F0.65+=+7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And then the other 10 coins are dollars. </SPAN>\n" );
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