document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1153591>Question 1153591</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you have $2.75 in quarters and dimes however your sister who has $6 as two times as many quarters and three times as many dimes how many total points do the two of you have </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You have q quarters and d dimes; the total value in cents is 25(q)+10(d) = 275.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your sister has 2q quarters and 3d dimes; the total value is 25(2q)+10(3d) = 600.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50q%2B30d+=+600 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50q%2B30d+=+600\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply the first equation by 2 (i.e., double what you have):<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50q%2B20d+=+550 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50q%2B20d+=+550\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract this equation from your sister's equation (i.e., compare what you now have to what your sister has):<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10d+=+50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10d+=+50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute d=5 in the equation for what you have to solve for q (i.e., knowing that your total is 275 cents and that the number of dimes you have is 5, determine the number of quarters you have):<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25q+=+225 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25q+=+225\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=q+=+225%2F25+=+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"q+=+225%2F25+=+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of quarters you have is 9.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have done as much as I can with the information you gave.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But I don't know what \"the answer\" is, because you didn't ask a question....<br><BR>\n" );
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