document.write( "Question 1156918: Ella’s grandmother sewed her change purse. When she gifted it to her, Ella counted 23 coins already in it Ella noticed there were only dimes and quarters worth $4.70 how many dimes for in the change purse \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "x quarters and (23-x) dimes.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Total money equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    10*(23-x) + 25x = 470  cents\r\n" );
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document.write( "    10*23 - 10x + 25x = 470\r\n" );
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document.write( "    25x - 10x = 470 - 10*23\r\n" );
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document.write( "    15x       = 240\r\n" );
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document.write( "      x       = 240/15 = 16.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  16 quarters and the rest, 23-16 = 7 dimes.\r\n" );
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