document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1157918>Question 1157918</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you dump out your piggy bank and find that you have only nickels and dimes. there are a total of 50 coins and the coins add up to 3.90 how many nickles do you have ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #780837 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13203)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=780837\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "We are to determine the number of nickels.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So start by seeing what the total value would be if all 50 coins were dimes: 50*10 = 500 cents or $5.00.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is $1.10 too much, or 110 cents too much.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So imagine replacing dimes with nickels until you get the correct total of $3.90.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each time you exchange a dime for a nickel, the total value decreases by 5 cents.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of times you need to do that to reduce the total by 110 cents is 110/5 = 22.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You replaced 22 of the dimes with nickels to get the correct total of $3.90.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 22 nickels.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );