document.write( "Question 1174287: Alex dumped out his piggy bank and there were only nickels, dimes, and quarters.\r
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document.write( "There were three times as many dimes as nickels, and 40 more quarters than nickels (x). \r\n" );
document.write( "let x  represent the number of Nickels\r\n" );
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document.write( "  10¢(3x) + 25¢(x+ 40) + 5¢(x) = 1720¢   Cents Makes Sense\r\n" );
document.write( "   60x = 720\r\n" );
document.write( "     x = 12  the number of Nickels, 36 Dimes  &  52 Quarters\r\n" );
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document.write( "  5(12) + 10(36) + 25(52) = 1720 checks\r\n" );
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