Arithmetic Grade Three

Lesson One hundred seventy-five: Two Ways

There are several ways you can combine coins to reach a target amount:



TARGET: $1.45

	DOLLARS		1	1	0	0
        HALF DOLLARS    0	0	2	1
	QUARTERS	1	1	1	0
	DIMES		2	1	1	9
	NICKLES		0	2	2	0
	PENNIES		0	0	0	5

Here's another example:


TARGET: $1.05

	DOLLARS		1	0	0	1
	HALF DOLLARS	0	1	0	0
	QUARTERS	0	2	4	0
	DIMES		0	0	0	0
	NICKLES		0	1	0	1
	PENNIES		5	0	5	0