document.write( "Question 1173098: You have a total of 47 nickels and dimes. The value of all your coins is $3.15. How many nickels do you have? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be the number of dimes, nickels (47-x)
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document.write( "5 cents! in a nickel and 10 cents! in a dime
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document.write( "5(47-x) + 10x = 315 cents    |Using cents ...makes sense here
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document.write( "5x = 315 - 5*47
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document.write( "5x = 80
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document.write( "x = 16, the number of Dimes
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document.write( "47-16 = 31 the number of Nickels
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document.write( "16*10 + 31*5 = 160 + 155 = 315cents
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