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? Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source):
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.
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The difference between the payouts is $5.10 (51 more coins)
The difference between the coins is .15 (quarter is .25, dime is .10)
Divide $5.10 by .15 to get 34 coins.
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Let's make sure that's right
34 quarters is $8.50
34 dimes + 51 dimes is $8.50
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