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Question 791246: how many ways can you make eight dollars with only dimes and quarters
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since you don't have any nickels, you have to have an even number of quarters.

  Q     D
-----------
  0    80
  2    75
  4    70
  .     .
  .     .
  .     .
 32     0

You can figure out the missing parts of the table for yourself (you really only need to fill in the first column), then count the rows.

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