document.write( "Question 1178433: A phone bill of $32.50 was paid in fifty cent pieces and quarters. the number of fifty cent pieces exceeded the number of quarter by five. how many of each were there \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "x = # of quarters\r\n" );
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document.write( "(x+5) = # of 50-cent coins.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The total money equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    25x + 50(x+5) = 3250  cents.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x = \"%283250-50%2A5%29%2F%2825%2B50%29\" = 40.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  40 quarters and 45 50-cent coins.\r\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK.  40*25 + 45*50 = 3250 cents.    ! Correct !\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - Kevin and Randy Muise have a jar containing coins\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - Solving coin problems mentally by grouping without using equations\r
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