document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1120920>Question 1120920</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student finds a pile of nickels and dimes, and immediately announces \"I found two dollars and fifteen cents!\" If the number of dimes is 4 more than the 3 times the number of nickels, how many of each coin did this student find?. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #736603 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><B>math_helper(2461)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><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=math_helper><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=736603\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> N=number of nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=number of dimes<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1)  5N+10D = 215<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2)  D = 4+3N<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sub for D from (2) into (1):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5N + 10(4+3N) = 215\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving, yields <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28N=5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28N=5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and plugging into (2) gives <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28+D=19%29++ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28+D=19%29++\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:  5(5) + 10(19) = 25+190 = 215  (ok)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            and 4+3(5) = 4+15 = 19  (ok) </SPAN>\n" );
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