2010 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 7

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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?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 6 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 10\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 15\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 25\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 99$

Solution

To have less then a dollar, the most it could be is 99 cents. You could use 3 of the quarters, then 2 dimes, and 4 pennies to make 99 cents with least coins.

See Also

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Problem 6
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Problem 8
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