Question 1024837: Erica wants to buy a bagel that costs $0.70. How many different combinations of nickels and dimes can be used to make $0.70?
Please help me by telling me how to set up this problem/ how to solve it.
Answer by ikleyn(52816)   (Show Source):
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Erica wants to buy a bagel that costs $0.70. How many different combinations of nickels and dimes can be used to make $0.70?
Please help me by telling me how to set up this problem/ how to solve it.
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0 dimes and 14 nickels,
1 dime and 12 nickels,
2 dimes and 10 nickels,
3 dimes and 8 nickels,
4 dimes and 6 nickels,
5 dimes and 4 nickels,
6 dimes and 2 nickels,
7 dimes and 0 nickels.
Now, how many lines are there?
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