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\n" ); document.write( "A man goes to the bank with $6.00 and asks for change. He is given an equal number of nickels, dimes, and quarters.
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document.write( "Group the coins, placing one nickel, one dime and one quarter in each group.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    |   According to the problem, it is possible to do so.   |\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then each such a group is worth  5 + 10 + 25 = 40 cents;\r\n" );
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document.write( "hence, the number of such groups is  600 cents divided by 40, which gives   = 15\r\n" );
document.write( "for the number of these groups.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It gives the ANSWER:  there are 15 coins of each nomination.\r\n" );
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