SOLUTION: Sanjay spent a long time searching for just the right birthday card for his mother. He narrowed his choice down to two different cards, a humorous one and a serious one. He finally

Question 132309: Sanjay spent a long time searching for just the right birthday card for his mother. He narrowed his choice down to two different cards, a humorous one and a serious one. He finally decided to buy both for a total of $3.34. He gave the clerk $4.00. How many possible combinations of coins can you find for Sanjay's change? Explain in detail how you found your answer using words, numbers, charts, and/or pictures.
please help, i cant figure it out!
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4.00-3.34=$.66 IS THE AMOUNT OF CHANGE.
[I'LL LET YOU COUNT UP THE POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS:]
MAKE A CHART AS FOLLOWS
.50--.25--.10--.05--.01=TOTAL
1----------1-----1----1=.66
1----------1----------6=.66
1----------------3----1=.66
1----------------2----6=.66
1----------------1---11=.66
1--------------------16=.66
-------2---1-----1----1=.66
-------2---1----------6=.66
-------2---------3----1=.66
-------2---------2----6=.66
-------2---------1---11=.66
-------2-------------16=.66
-------2---------3----1=.66
-------1---4----------1=.66
-------1---3-----2----1=.66
-------1---2-----4----1=.66
-------1---------6----1=.66
-----------6-----1----1=.66
-----------6----------6=.66
-----------5-----3----1=.66
-----------5-----2----6=.66
-----------5-----1---11=.66
-----------5---------16=.66
-----------4-----5----1=.66
-----------4-----4----6=.66
-----------4-----3---11=.66
-----------4-----2---16=.66
-----------4-----1---21=.55
-----------4---------26=.66
-----------3-----7----1=.66
-----------3-----6----6=.66
-----------3-----5---11=.66
-----------3-----4---16=.66
-----------3-----3---21=.66
-----------3-----2---26=.66
-----------3-----1---31=.66
-----------3---------36=.66
-----------2-----9----1=.66
-----------2-----8----6=.66
-----------2-----7---11=.66
-----------2-----6---26=.66
-----------2-----5---31=.66
-----------2-----4---36=.66
-----------2-----3---41=.66
-----------2-----2---46=.66
-----------2-----1---51=.66
-----------2---------56=.66
-----------1----11----1=.66
-----------1----10----6=.66
-----------1-----9---11=.66
-----------1-----8---16=.66
-----------1-----7---21=.66
-----------1-----6---26=.66
-----------1-----5---31=.66
-----------1-----4---36=.66
-----------1-----3---41=.66
-----------1-----2---46=.66
-----------1-----1---51=.66
-----------1---------56=.66
----------------13----1=.66
----------------12----6=.66
----------------11---11=.66
----------------10---16=.66
-----------------9---21=.66
-----------------8---26=.66
-----------------7---31=.66
-----------------6---36=.66
-----------------5---41=.66
-----------------4---46=.66
-----------------3---51=.66
-----------------2---56=.66
-----------------1---61=.66
---------------------66=.66
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