How many dimes are in 18.50?

Answer 1

A dime is equal to 0.10 (or 1/10 of a dollar). If you divide 18.50 by what the dime is equal to, you can find out how many dimes it takes to make that amount.

18.50 / 0.10 = 18.50 / (1/10) = 10 x 18.50 = 185 dimes

(Using fractions makes this easier, because we can simply multiply 18.50 by 10)

The answer is 185 dimes.

You pretty much just multiply the number by the amount of the coins it takes to make a dollar. For other denominations, see below:

With nickels you'd multiply the number by 20 to find out. Why? (1/.05 = 1/(5/100) = 20)

Dimes, as we say, you multiply the number by 10.

Quarters, you'd multiply the number by 4.