document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=20511>Question 20511</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When jessy emptied out his big jar of quarters and nickles he found 144 coins. If there was $28.40 in the jar, how many of each kind of coin was there? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #9864 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=9864\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = the number of quarters ($0.25) and (144-x) = the number of nickels ($0.05) and they all add up to $28.40. So now you can write the necessary equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%280.25%29+%2B+%28144-x%29%280.05%29+=+28.40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%280.25%29+%2B+%28144-x%29%280.05%29+=+28.40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify and solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.25x+%2B+7.2+-+0.05x+=+28.40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.25x+%2B+7.2+-+0.05x+=+28.40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.2x+%2B+7.2+=+28.4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.2x+%2B+7.2+=+28.4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 7.2 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.2x+=+21.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.2x+=+21.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 0.2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 106 quarters and (144-106 = 38) 38 nickels. </SPAN>\n" );
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