Question

(BRAINLIEST TO THE BEST ANSWER + PLEASE ANSWER PROPERLY, OR YOUR ANSWER WILL BE REPORTED. DON'T FORGET TO THOROUGHLY EXPLAIN.) Jayme wants to make $1.50 using dollars, half dollars, and quarters. How many different ways can she make $1.50?

Answer 1

Hey there!

In order to answer this question, it's easiest to start with one of the money amounts and work your way to the other ones. Keep in mind that, no matter what, the amount of collective money won't exceed 1.50, meaning you can't have two 1 dollar bills, etc. When I wrote it out, I did it in this order:

1 = 1 dollar
0.5 = Half dollar
0.25 = Quarter

1 + 0.5 = 1.50
1 + 0.25 + 0.25 = 1.50
0.5 + 0.5 + 0.5 = 1.50
0.5 + 0.5 + 0.25 + 0.25 = 1.50
0.5 + (0.25*4) = 1.50
0.25*6 = 1.50

Since no other combinations add up to 1.50, your answer is 6. 

Hope this helped you out! :-)