document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=122188>Question 122188</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bruce discovered that the wishing well contained $9 in nickles and dimes and that there were 30 more dimes than nickles. How many coins of each type were there? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let # of nickels be \"x\"; Value is 5x cents.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of dimes is \"x+30\" ; Value is 10(x+30) = 10x+300 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "value + value = 900 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 10x+300 = 900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x = 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40 (# of nickels)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+30=70 (# of dimes)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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