Bill made some purchases that totalled $18.75 and paid for them with a twenty-dollar bill. The cash register has only quarters, dimes and nickels.

In how many different ways can the cashier make change

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Liberty Welch

Mathematics

7 April, 15:49

Bill made some purchases that totalled $18.75 and paid for them with a twenty-dollar bill. The cash register has only quarters, dimes and nickels.

In how many different ways can the cashier make change

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Everett Merritt · Answer 1

42

Step-by-step explanation:

The $1.25 in change can be made ...

5 quarters (1 way) 4 quarters and any of 2, 1, 0 dimes (3 ways) 3 quarters and any of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 dimes (6 ways) 2 quarters and any of 7--0 dimes (8 ways) 1 quarter and any of 10--0 dimes (11 ways) 0 quarters and any of 12--0 dimes (13 ways)

Change can be made a total of 1+3+6+8+11+13 = 42 ways.

Bill made some purchases that totalled $18.75 and paid for them with a twenty-dollar bill. The cash register has only quarters, dimes and nickels.In how many different ways can the cashier make change

Bill made some purchases that totalled $18.75 and paid for them with a twenty-dollar bill. The cash register has only quarters, dimes and nickels.

In how many different ways can the cashier make change