document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1126004>Question 1126004</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have 76 coins consisting of nickels and half-dollars. The number of half-dollars is 8 more than three times the number of nickels. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Half dollars = 3x+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3x+8 = 76<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have 17 nickels and 3(17)+8 = 59 half dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17 + 59 = 76 Correct </SPAN>\n" );
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