document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1127683>Question 1127683</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sandra has a total of one hundred fifty-one pennies, nickels and quarters. She has a total of $10.15. She has one more quarter than nickels and three times as many pennies as nickels. How many of each coin does she have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "amchaconz@allumni.stanford.edu </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The given information compares the numbers of both quarters and pennies to the number of nickels.  That means it is probably easiest to set up the problem using the number of nickels as the variable.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = number of nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then x+1 = number of quarters  (\"...one more quarter than nickels\")<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And 3x = number of pennies  (\"three times as many pennies as nickels\")<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write and solve the equation that says the total value of the nickels (5 cents each), quarters (25 cents each) and pennies (1 cent each) is $10.15 (1015 cents):<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%28x%29%2B25%28x%2B1%29%2B1%283x%29+=+1015 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%28x%29%2B25%28x%2B1%29%2B1%283x%29+=+1015\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x%2B25x%2B25%2B3x+=+1015 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x%2B25x%2B25%2B3x+=+1015\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=33x+=+990 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"33x+=+990\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The coins she has are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 30 nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1 = 31 quarters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 90 pennies </SPAN>\n" );
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