document.write( "Question 857881: If 20 coins were used to pay a bill of $1.80 and only quarters and nickels were used, how many of each coin was used? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "5 quarters = 1.25
\n" ); document.write( "15 nickels = .75
\n" ); document.write( "That's too much.
\n" ); document.write( "4 quarters = 1.00
\n" ); document.write( "16 nickels = .80
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