document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=166173>Question 166173</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Would you rather have a kilometer of quarters or a kilometer of dimes? (in a straight line, with the heads up). How much better is your choice?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THANK YOU SO MUCH! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #122467 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=122467\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well I guess we have to count how many of each are in a kilometer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From a GOOGLE search, I found the following information,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dime:1.35 mm thickness<BR>\n" );
document.write( "quarter:1.75 mm thickness<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's assume it's correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 1 km, which equals (1000)(1000)mm, there are this many dimes,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=N%5Bd%5D=%281000%29%281000%29%2F%281.35%29=740741 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"N%5Bd%5D=%281000%29%281000%29%2F%281.35%29=740741\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each dime is $0.10, so the total in 1 km is,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T%5Bd%5D=0.10%28740741%29=74074.10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T%5Bd%5D=0.10%28740741%29=74074.10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Similarly for the quarters,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=N%5Bq%5D=%281000%29%281000%29%2F%281.75%29=571429 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"N%5Bq%5D=%281000%29%281000%29%2F%281.75%29=571429\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fewer of them, but what about the total value,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T%5Bq%5D=0.25%28571429%29=142857 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T%5Bq%5D=0.25%28571429%29=142857\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Wow, it's almost double.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The exact difference is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T=T%5Bq%5D-T%5Bd%5D=142857-74074=68783 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T=T%5Bq%5D-T%5Bd%5D=142857-74074=68783\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "$68,783 difference between the two coin kilometers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's a lot of coin wrappers! </SPAN>\n" );
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