document.write( "Question 1202444: the coin box of a vending machines contains 6 dimes as many quarters as dimes. If the total amount of money in quarters and dimes is 28.80 how many quarters and how many dimes are in the box
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document.write( "There are x dimes and 6x quarters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write the total cents equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    10x + 25*6x = 2880  cents.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    10x + 150x = 1880\r\n" );
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document.write( "       160x = 2880\r\n" );
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document.write( "          x = 2880/160 = 18.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  18 dimes and 6*18 = 108 quarters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK.   18*10 + 108*25 = 2880  cents, total.   ! correct !\r\n" );
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