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[hide]Problem
Using only pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, what is the smallest number of coins Freddie would need so he could pay any amount of money less than a dollar?
Solution
You need dimes,
nickel, and
pennies for the first
cents. From
cents to
cents, you only need to add
quarter. From
cents to
cents, you also only need to add
quarter. The same for
cents to
cents. Notice that instead of
, it is
. We are left with
quarters,
nickel,
dimes, and
pennies. Thus, the correct answer is
.
Video Solution by SpreadTheMathLove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7jIaqd9uFk
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Video Solution by @MathTalks
https://youtu.be/RhyRqHMXvq0?si=m1R2q8UnLRD-KksT
See Also
2010 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 6 |
Followed by Problem 8 | |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions |
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