document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=178960>Question 178960</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Marc goes to the store with exactly $1.00 in change. He has at least one of each coin less than a half-dollar coin, but he does not have a half-dollar coin.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a.) what is the least number of coins he could have?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.) what is the greatest number of coins he could have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #133913 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=133913\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> so we have pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we know pennies are the lowest priced coin, so that should give us the maximum amount of coins used:let p be pennies<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we know quarters are the highest priced coin so that should give us the minimum amount of coins. Let q be quarters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b).01p=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p=100 ....so 100 pennies would be the maximum amount of coins he could have<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a).25q=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "q=4.....so 4 quarters would be the minimum amount of coins he could have\r<BR>\n" );
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