document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=124791>Question 124791</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are some quarters and dimes in a piggy bank.  There are 10 more quarters than the number of dimes, and their ratio is 3/2.  How many quarters and dimes are there? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = no. of dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It says,\"There are 10 more quarters than the number of dimes,\" therefore:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+10) = no. quarters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It says,\"their ratio is 3/2.\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%2B10%29%29%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2B10%29%29%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply and you have:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 2(x+10)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 2x + 20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 2x = 20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 20 dimes, and 30 quarters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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