document.write( "Question 857898: To repay a loan, I used quarters only. If I had paid using dimes only, I would have needed 51 more coins, How much did I owe? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #516895 by JulietG(1812)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I did that once. I paid my electric bill in pennies because the person collecting it had historically not been very polite. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "The difference between the payouts is $5.10 (51 more coins) \n" ); document.write( "The difference between the coins is .15 (quarter is .25, dime is .10) \n" ); document.write( "Divide $5.10 by .15 to get 34 coins. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Let's make sure that's right \n" ); document.write( "34 quarters is $8.50 \n" ); document.write( "34 dimes + 51 dimes is $8.50 \n" ); document.write( "Success1 \n" ); document.write( " |