Paul owes Paula 3535 cents and has a pocket full of 55-cent coins, 1010-cent coins, and 2525-cent coins that he can use to pay h

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DochEvi [55]

3 years ago

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Paul owes Paula 3535 cents and has a pocket full of 55-cent coins, 1010-cent coins, and 2525-cent coins that he can use to pay h

er. What is the difference between the largest and the smallest number of coins he can use to pay her?

Mathematics

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Ray Of Light [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-05T19:16:05+03:00

Ray Of Light [21]3 years ago

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Paul owes paula 35 cents...she has a pocket full of nickels,dimes,and quarters.

largest number of coins would be : 7 nickels (7 coins)
smallest number of coins would be : 1 quarter and 1 dime (2 coins)

the difference is : 7 - 2 = 5 coins <=