document.write( "Question 1199659: A person had 9 more dimes than nickels. If the total amount of money is $1.20, find the number of dimes the person has. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Put aside 9 dimes, for a moment.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then you have a collection of equal number of dimes and nickels,\r\n" );
document.write( "which is worth 120 - 90 = 30 cents.\r\n" );
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document.write( "At this point, your mind (or your inner voice) tells you \r\n" );
document.write( "that updated collection consists of 2 dimes and 2 nickels.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the original collection had 11 dimes and 2 nickels.\r\n" );
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