Question 965789: jimmy has a bag that contains 50 coins. the total value of these coins is 1.00 can you tell how many quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies are in the bag
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! jimmy has a bag that contains 50 coins. the total value of these coins is 1.00
can you tell how many quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies are in the bag
If he had 1 quarter, 1 dime, and 1 nickel, that would be 40 cents, and he'd
need 60 pennies. That'd be 63 coins. Too many!
If he had 2 quarters, 1 dime, and 1 nickel, that would be 65 cents, and he'd
need 35 pennies. That'd be 39 coins. Too few!
So he can only have 1 quarter.
If he had 1 quarter, 2 dimes, and 1 nickel, that would be 45 cents, and he'd
need 55 pennies. That'd be 59 coins. Too many!
If he had 1 quarter, 3 dimes, and 1 nickel, that would be 60 cents, and he'd
need 40 pennies. That'd be 45 coins. Too few!
So he can only have 2 dimes.
If he had 1 quarter, 2 dimes, and 2 nickels, that would be 50 cents, and he'd
need 45 pennies. That'd be 50 coins. Hey! Cool! That's the answer!
Edwin
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