Q:

These are the first sentences in the short story, “the gift of magi” by O. Henry: “one dollar ad eighty/seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies” what are the possible number of coins to make $1.87? Use the equation that represents the value of the coins to complete the table

Accepted Solution

A:
1 quarter = 25 cents
1 dime = 10 cents
1 nickel = 5 cents
1 penny = 1 cent

1) You need 2 pennies.
2) You need 7 pennies.
3) You need 9 dimes.
4) You need 2 quarters and 0 nickels.
5) You need 5 nickels.

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