document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1207581>Question 1207581</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do I find how many dimes he has? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Maurice has 280 coins  -  all quarters and dimes  -  won from playing poker. If his winnings<BR>\n" );
document.write( " total $49.45, how many dimes does he have?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and help for this please. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The perimeter of a triangle is 64 metres. The longest side of the triangle is 3 times the<BR>\n" );
document.write( " length of the shortest side, and the third side is 8 metres less than double the length of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( " shortest side. Determine the dimensions of all three sides of the triangle.\" </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "total $49.45, how many dimes does he have?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number of dimes maurice has be d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and quarters be q\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Maurice has 280 coins\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d+q=280...........................................(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " his winnings total $49.45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10d+25q=49.45*100.........................(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10d+25q=4945<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply (1) by 10 and subtract from (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10d+10q= 2800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10d+25q=4945\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15q= 2145<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q= 2145/15 = 143 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d+q= 280<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore d = 280-143=137<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Maurice has 137  dimes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.25×143+0.10×137=35.75+13.70=49.45\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter of a triangle is 64 metres. The longest side of the triangle is 3 times the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of the shortest side, and the third side is 8 metres less than double the length of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "shortest side. Determine the dimensions of all three sides of the triangle.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the longest side ,y be the shortest side and z the third side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The longest side of the triangle is 3 times the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of the shortest side, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=3y ......................................(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The third side is 8 metres less than double the length of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "shortest side. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "z= 2x-8 ..................................(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter of a triangle is 64 metres  (given)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y+z= 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+(x/3)+(2x-8)=64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+x/3 +2x-8=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+x/3 = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+3x = 216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=216 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=3y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=x/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 36/3 = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y+z= 64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12+36+z= 64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z = 64-48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z= 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The dimensions of the sides of the triangle are 12   meters, 36   meters, and 16  meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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