document.write( "Question 733094: Kendra has $4.25 in dimes and quarters. If she has 3 times as many quarters as dimes, how many of each coin does she have? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Kendra has $4.25 in dimes and quarters. If she has 3 times as many quarters as dimes,
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document.write( "This problem is ideal to solve it mentally, without using equations.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Indeed, according to the problem, we can group the coins in sets, \r\n" );
document.write( "each containing 3 quarters and one dime.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Each such set is worth 3*25 + 10 = 85 cents.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the number of sets is   = 5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, Kendra has 5 dimes and 15 quarters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK.  5*10 + 15*25 = 425 cents = $4.25.   ! correct !\r\n" );
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