document.write( "Question 498996: PLEASE HELP!!!
\n" ); document.write( "Shopkeeper moneypenny needs coins. he wants the same amount of the following coins, i.e he wants to have coins with the value of 1,2,5,10,20,50 cent and 1 euro.
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document.write( "Let that same amount of coins of each kind be x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then\r\n" );
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document.write( ".01x + .02x + .05x + .10x + .20x + .50x + 1.00x = 282.00\r\n" );
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document.write( "                                          1.88x = 282.00\r\n" );
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document.write( "                                              x = 150\r\n" );
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document.write( "Yes, it is possible to have 150 each of the 7 coins.  \r\n" );
document.write( "That will be 150×7 or 1050 coins.\r\n" );
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