document.write( "Question 1137966: Marysia has saved ​$48.75 in nickels and loonies. If she has 3 nickels fewer than three dash eighths the number of loonies​, how many coins of each type does Marysia​ have? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "It is clear from the condition, that the number of loonies must be multiple of 8: 8, or 16, or 24 and so on.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, I will easily solve the problem by \"trial and error\" method.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    T       A       B       L       E  \r\n" );
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document.write( "Loonies, L   Nickels N = \"%2848.75-L%29%2F5\"       N = \"%283%2F8%29%2AL-3\" \r\n" );
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document.write( "   8	        815                         0                             \r\n" );
document.write( "  16     	655	                    3                             \r\n" );
document.write( "  24     	495	                    6                             \r\n" );
document.write( "  32     	335	                    9\r\n" );
document.write( "  40     	175	                   12\r\n" );
document.write( "  48     	15	                   15    <<<---===  ANSWER\r\n" );
document.write( "  56           -145	                   18\r\n" );
document.write( "  64           -305	                   21\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  48 loonies and 15 nickels.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    L + \"0.05%2A%28%283%2F8%29%2AL-3%29\" = 48.75\r\n" );
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document.write( "    8L + 0.05*(3L -24) = 48.75*8\r\n" );
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document.write( "    8.15L = 48.75*8 + 0.05*24\r\n" );
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document.write( "    L = \"%2848.75%2A8+%2B+0.05%2A24%29%2F8.15\" = 48.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The same answer.\r\n" );
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