It is 1.3333333333 repeated
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! :-)
Yes, it’s option one where y is neg five
