Question

Bob has 40 cents in his pocket. If Bob has no pennies, how many different combinations of quarters, dimes, and/or nickels could he have.

Answer 1

dime: 5 cents

nickel: 10 cents

quarter: 25 cents

let's start with quarters, (2)

25 + 10 + 5

25 + 5 + 5 + 5

nickels, (4)

10 + 10 + 10 + 10

10 + 10 + 10 + 5 + 5

10 + 10 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5

10 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5

dimes, (1)

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5

7 combinations.

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