document.write( "Question 546917: I have twenty four coins out of the twenty four coins how many are nickels with the total of $4.80
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document.write( "You could have 3 nickels like this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "17 quarters = $4.25\r\n" );
document.write( " 4 dimes        .40\r\n" );
document.write( " 3 nickels  =   .15\r\n" );
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document.write( "24  coins   = $4.80 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Or you could have 6 nickels like this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "18 quarters = $4.50\r\n" );
document.write( " 6 nickels  =   .30\r\n" );
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document.write( "24  coins   = $4.80\r\n" );
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document.write( "Or you could have 0 nickels at all\r\n" );
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document.write( "19 quarters = $4.75\r\n" );
document.write( " 5 pennies  =   .05\r\n" );
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document.write( "24  coins   = $4.80\r\n" );
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document.write( "If half dollars or dollar coins are allowed there are many many more ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Here is a way with 4 nickels if you use 8 half dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( " 8 half dollars = $4.00\r\n" );
document.write( " 2 quarters     =   .50\r\n" );
document.write( " 4 nickels      =   .20\r\n" );
document.write( "10 pennies      =   .10\r\n" );
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document.write( "24 coins        = $4.80\r\n" );
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document.write( "If you can use dollar coins, here's a way to have 17 nickels.\r\n" );
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document.write( " 3 dollar coins = $3.00\r\n" );
document.write( " 1 half dollar  =   .50\r\n" );
document.write( " 1 quarters     =   .25\r\n" );
document.write( " 2 dimes        =   .20\r\n" );
document.write( "17 nickels      =   .85\r\n" );
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document.write( "24 coins        = $4.80 \r\n" );
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