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"A sandwich costs $1.00 in a vending machine. How many different ways can you pay the exact amount in coins if yu only have nickels and qua
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Question 617894: Please help me solve this word problem:
"A sandwich costs $1.00 in a vending machine. How many different ways can you pay the exact amount in coins if yu only have nickels and quarters?"
Thank you for yr help. Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The number of quarters uniquely determines the number of nickels. We can have 0,1,2,3, or 4 quarters, so there are 5 ways.