document.write( "Question 1165882: SHerry has 23 coins in his ashtray. There are nickels, dimes and quarters. If he has half as many quarters as nickels and a total of $2.65, how many of each type of coin does he have?
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document.write( "n  quarters;  2n nickels and the rest  23-n-2n = 23-3n  are dimes.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The total money equation is then\r\n" );
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document.write( "    25n + 5*(2n) + 10*(23-3n) = 265  cents,   or\r\n" );
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document.write( "    25n + 10n + 230 - 30n = 265\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5n = 265 - 230 = 35\r\n" );
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document.write( "     n = 35/5 = 7.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  7 quarters;  14 nickels and the rest  are  23-7-14 = 2 dimes.\r\n" );
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