document.write( "Question 938770: marissa had 20 nickels, 16 dimes and 4 quarters. she put the coins into 4 stacks so that all the stacks had the same money value. What is the least number of coins marissa could have in any one stack. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "20 nickels =  $1.00\r\n" );
document.write( "16 dimes =    $1.60\r\n" );
document.write( " 4 quarters = $1.00 \r\n" );
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document.write( "total       = $3.60\r\n" );
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document.write( "So each stack must contain $3.60÷3 = $1.20.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The smallest number of those coins that could add up to $1.20\r\n" );
document.write( "is 6, when we have 4 quarters and 2 dimes.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 6 coins\r\n" );
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