document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1112925>Question 1112925</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A collection of dimes and nickels is worth $3.30. If there are 42 coins in all, how much of each kind of coin are there? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is a quick way to find the answer to this kind of problem with a few mental calculations.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) If all 42 coins were dimes, the total would be $4.20, which is 90 cents more than the actual total.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) Each dime is worth 5 cents more than each nickel; each time a dime is replaced with a nickel, the total goes down by 5 cents.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) The number of nickels is 90/5 = 18.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4) The number of dimes is 42-18 = 24. </SPAN>\n" );
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