SOLUTION: shelia has lot of stamps in her drawer and will be mailing a number of 2 oz letter consisting of 61 cent postage . how many different ways can u make 61 cent postage using 44 cent

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Question 1144279: shelia has lot of stamps in her drawer and will be mailing a number of 2 oz letter consisting of 61 cent postage . how many different ways can u make 61 cent postage using 44 cent stamp and combination of 5 cent 3 cent and 2 cent stamp?
Answer by ikleyn(52903) About Me  (Show Source):
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61 - 44 = 17,  


therefore, if I correctly understand the question, it is the same as to ask


    by how many ways 17 cents can be presented as a combination of 5, 3 and 2 cents.


I see these combinations


1)  17 =  5 + 5 + 5 + 2


2)  17 = 5 + 5 + (3+2) + 2


3)  17 = 5 + (3+2) + (3+2) + 2


4)  17 = (3+2) + (3+2) + (3+2) + 2


5)  17 = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 2


6)  17 = 3 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2


7)  17 = 5 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2


and do not see any other combinations.


My answer is "7 combinations".