document.write( "Question 1166830: Pete has $4.30 in nickels and dimes. He has 60 coins in all.How many of each coin does he have? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "x dimes and (60-x) nickels  give us THIS money equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    10x + 5*(60-x) = 430  cents.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    10x + 300 - 5x = 430\r\n" );
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document.write( "     5x            = 430 - 300\r\n" );
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document.write( "     5x            = 130\r\n" );
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document.write( "      x            = 130/5 = 26.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  26 dimes and 60-26 = 34 nickels.\r\n" );
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