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Translating a Multi-Operation Word Problem about Coins into 7n+37n + 3

For the problem "The number of dimes is three more than seven times the number of nickels," we use nn to represent the number of nickels. "Seven times the number of nickels" is 7n7n, and "three more than" indicates addition. Therefore, the algebraic expression for the number of dimes is 7n+37n + 3.

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