document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1133991>Question 1133991</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 9)	Sue has eight times more nickels as she has dimes in her piggy bank. She has $2.50 in her piggy bank. How much of each type of coin does she have?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 9d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n + 10d = 250<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5*9d + 10d = 250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55d = 250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No integer solution, and you can't have a fraction of a coin.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PS  8 times more is not the same as 8 times as many.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 time more = 2 times as many, right?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100% more is 2x as much, right?\r<BR>\n" );
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