SOLUTION: She has 22 coins that equal $3.85. What are the coins?

SOLUTION: She has 22 coins that equal $3.85. What are the coins?

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Question 707825: She has 22 coins that equal $3.85. What are the coins?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is something you have to do by trial and error.

Here is one set of coins she could have:

Number of Pennies: 2

Number of Nickels: 3

Number of Dimes: 8

Number of Quarters: 9

This is assuming that you're only considering pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.
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