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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a man has twice as many nickles as pennies and 3 times as many dimes as pennies. he has a total of $1.23. How many of each coin does he have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #81984 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=81984\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let p be the number of pennies.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p+2p+3p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p+5*2p+10*3p=123<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p+10p+30p=123<BR>\n" );
document.write( "41p=123<BR>\n" );
document.write( "41p/41=123/41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, there are 3 pennies, 6 nickles ans 9 dimes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ed </SPAN>\n" );
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