document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1140275>Question 1140275</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A box contains $7.55 in nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are 44 coins in all, and the sum of the numbers of nickels and dimes is 2 less than the number of quarters. How many coins of each kind are there? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "dimes=y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "quarters=z<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y+z=44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=z-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so z-2+z=44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2z=46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z=23 quarters (5.75)ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23-x dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05x+.10(23-x)=1.80 (the difference between 5.75 and 7.55)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05X+2.30-.10X=1.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-.05X=-0.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10 nickels (0.50) ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23-x=13 dimes (1.30)ANSWER<BR>\n" );
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