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2014 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 2

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Problem

Paul owes Paula $35$ cents and has a pocket full of $5$-cent coins, $10$-cent coins, and $25$-cent coins that he can use to pay her. What is the difference between the largest and the smallest number of coins he can use to pay her?

$\textbf{(A) }1\qquad\textbf{(B) }2\qquad\textbf{(C) }3\qquad\textbf{(D) }4\qquad \textbf{(E) }5$

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/OOdK-nOzaII?t=454

Solution

The fewest amount of coins that can be used is $2$ (a quarter and a dime). The greatest amount is $7$, if he only uses nickels. Therefore we have $7-2=\boxed{\textbf{(E)}~5}$.

See Also

2014 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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