document.write( "Question 988908: Michael has $2.08, consisting of pennies, nickels, and dimes. If he has one-half as many dimes as nickels and three times as many pennies as nickels, how many of each coin does he have? \n" ); document.write( "
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p = number of pennies
\n" ); document.write( "n = number of nickels
\n" ); document.write( "d = number of dimes\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "p + 5n + 10d = 208
\n" ); document.write( "d = n/2
\n" ); document.write( "p = 3n\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Write everything in terms of n.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3n + 5n + 10(n/2) = 208
\n" ); document.write( "13n = 208
\n" ); document.write( "n = 16\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Michael has 48 pennies, 16 nickels, and 8 dimes.
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