SOLUTION: Pablo needs $6 for his class trip. show two different ways using 50 coins to make $6. Are there other possibilities and I need to see the process. Thanks very much for your help

Question 954686: Pablo needs $6 for his class trip. show two different ways using 50 coins to make $6. Are there other possibilities and I need to see the process. Thanks very much for your help. Susi
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I can start with 50 dimes
$5
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I'll try 40 dimes and 10 quarters
$6.50
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I'll try 42 dimes and 8 quarters
$6.20
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I'll try 43 dimes and 7 quarters
$6.05
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I'll replace one of the dimes with a nickel
$6.00 -OK
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Now I'll start with 16 quarters
$4.00
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I'll try 16 quarters and 34 nickels
$5.70
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I'll try 17 quarters and 33 nickels
$5.90
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I'll try 18 quarters and 32 nickels
$6.10
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It looks like I need to replace one of the
quarters with a dime and one of the nickels with a dime, so
I'll try 17 quarters, 2 dimes, and 31 nickels
$6.00 -OK
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I'm sure more are possible

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