Question

Paul owes PAula $.35 and has a pocket full of five cents $.10 coins and $.25 coins that he can use to pay her what is the difference between the largest in the smallest number of coins he can use to pay her

Answer 1

He can use:
a quarter and a dime (difference: 15)
a quarter and two nickels (difference: 20)
a dime and three nickels (difference: 5)
two dimes and a nickel (difference: 5)