document.write( "Question 1202217: Mayra has $0.25 in nickels and dimes. The number of dimes is 5 less than twice the number of nickels. Find the number of nickels, n, by solving the equation (you must show work to receive credit for this problem)\r
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n nickels
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0.05n%2B0.1%282n-5%29=0.25\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0.05%2B0.2n-0.5=0.25\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0.25n=0.25%2B0.5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0.25n=0.75\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28n=3%29\"------nickels\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2A3-5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%281%29\"--------dime
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