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Algebra.Com's Answer #640309 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$1.70 is actually 1.7 dollars
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\n" ); document.write( "[ number of dollars ] x [ dimes/dollar ] = [ number of dimes ]
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+1.7%2A%28+10+%2F+1+%29+=+17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So, there are 17 dimes in a dollar
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\n" ); document.write( "Note that dollars cancel on the left side,
\n" ); document.write( "leaving you with dimes
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