document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1160588>Question 1160588</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A purse contains $3.45 in quarters, dimes, and nickels. It contains three fewer than three-fourths as many dimes as nickels, and two fewer quarters than dimes. How many nickels are in the purse? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can not determine my first equation. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is what I have <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Nickels: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dimes: 3/4x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quarters: (3/4x-3)-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do I have any of this correct and could you help me solve please </SPAN>\n" );
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