SOLUTION: Anna has $4.00 in change. If she has 5 quarters what is the maximum numbers of dimes that she can have

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Question 658393: Anna has $4.00 in change. If she has 5 quarters what is the maximum numbers of dimes that she can have

Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, stanbon:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
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5 quarters = $1.25
$4.00 minus $1.25 = $2.75
If she has only 1 nickel, she can have
, or $2.70 which is
27 dimes, which is the maximum

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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Anna has $4.00 in change. If she has 5 quarters what is the maximum numbers of dimes that she can have
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Let the max number of dimes be "x":
Value Equation:
25*5 + 10d <= 400 cents
125 + 10d <= 400
10d <= 275
d <= 27.5
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# of dimes has a max at 27
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Cheers,
Stan H.