document.write( "Question 880993: rebecca has a 20 coin consisting of quarters and dimes. if she has a total of $3.20 how many dimes and quarters does she have? \n" ); document.write( "
| Algebra.Com's Answer #531877 by JulietG(1812)     You can put this solution on YOUR website! If all 20 coins were dimes, she would have $2.00 \n" ); document.write( "She has $1.20 more than this. A quarter is .15 more than a dime. \n" ); document.write( "$1.20 / .15 = 8 \n" ); document.write( "8 of the coins are quarters. 8*.25 = 2.00 \n" ); document.write( "That leave 12 coins as dimes. 12*.10 = 1.20 \n" ); document.write( "2.00 + 1.20 = $3.20 \n" ); document.write( " |