![\"\"](\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\")
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You made an odd choice for help in coming to a website called algebra.com to ask for no algebra.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Tell that to the teacher. S/he gave you the algebra problem.
\n" ); document.write( "2 quarters=50 cents
\n" ); document.write( "7 nickels=35 cents
\n" ); document.write( "9 coins 85 cents
\n" ); document.write( "another possibility
\n" ); document.write( "8 dimes 80
\n" ); document.write( "1 nickel 5
\n" ); document.write( "9 coins 85 cents\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "No algebra. Just magic.
\n" ); document.write( "To do it without algebra would be trial and error. It is also called guessing. Just try numbers until you accidentally find the right combo.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or you could go through the possibilities which is basically systematic guessing
\n" ); document.write( "half dollar 50
\n" ); document.write( "now we need 8 more coins but the smallest is a nickel and 7*5=35
\n" ); document.write( "can't be a half dollar
\n" ); document.write( "quarters 1
\n" ); document.write( "60 more cents
\n" ); document.write( "8 more coins
\n" ); document.write( "5 dimes and 2 nickels
\n" ); document.write( "not enough
\n" ); document.write( "can't be done with 9 coins and one quarter
\n" ); document.write( "2 quarters 50
\n" ); document.write( "7 nickels we did already
\n" ); document.write( "3 quarters and 6 more coins for 10 cents can't be done
\n" ); document.write( "no quarters and no half dollars leaves dimes and nickels
\n" ); document.write( "Did that already.
\n" ); document.write( "8 dimes and 1 nickel.
\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "