SOLUTION: You need to purchase 100 stamps and only spend $100. Using only .25, $1, $15 stamps, and you need to buy at least one of each type of stamp, how many of each stamp do you buy?

Question 261355: You need to purchase 100 stamps and only spend $100. Using only .25, $1, $15 stamps, and you need to buy at least one of each type of stamp, how many of each stamp do you buy?
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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You need to purchase 100 stamps and only spend $100. Using only .25, $1, $15 stamps, and you need to buy at least one of each type of stamp, how many of each stamp do you buy?




Solve the two equations for x and y in terms of z:



So z must be a multiple of 3 in order for x and y to be integers. 

Since ,









And the only multiple of 3 between 1 and 5 is 3.

So z must be 3

So 

and 

So the only solution is 56 $.25 stamps, 41 $1 stamps and 3 $15 stamps.

Edwin

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