Question 586623
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I would choose a variable to represent the number of nickels.  Then I would write an expression in this variable that represented the number of quarters, and another expression in this variable that represented the number of dimes.  I would multiply my variable by 5, the expression representing the number of quarters by 25, and the expression representing the number of dimes by 10.  Then I would sum the last three expressions and set the sum equal to 420.  Next I would solve the equation for the number of nickels.  Finally, using the number of nickels that I just calculated, I would calculate the number of quarters and the number of dimes using the expressions developed earlier to represent those quantities.  But that is just me.  I don't know how you would do it.


John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0]
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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