document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=129380>Question 129380</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boy has a bag of quarters and dimes that equal 60 coins also total $7.00 how many quarters does he have </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let # of quarters be \"x\" ; value is 25x cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of dimes is \"60-x\" ; value is 10(60-x) = 600-10x cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "value + value = 700 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x + 600-10x = 700 <BR>\n" );
document.write( " 15x = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 20/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Comment: x cannot be 20/3; it must be a whole number if<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if is the number of quarters.  Please check your data.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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