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Make a Dollar Challenges

For this challenge, you may use Half-dollars (50¢ coins), quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies.

Your challenge is find the combinations of coins that make a dollar, in as many ways as the chart tells you.

You may print the charts and fill them in to help you in your work. 

1. Make $1.00 five different ways using exactly 10 coins each time.

  Half-dollars quarters dimes nickels pennies total coins
1           10
2           10
3           10
4           10
5           10

Your Name:
Include your email address if you would like a response to your work: List each combination of coins here. You may use HD, Q, D, N and P to show coins.
 

2. Make $1.00 five different ways using exactly 16 coins.

  Half-dollars quarters dimes nickels pennies total coins
1           16
2           16
3           16
4           16
5           16

Your Name:
Your Email Address:

List each combination of coins here. You may use HD, Q, D, N and P to show coins.
 

3. Make $1.00 five different ways using exactly 18 coins.

  Half-dollars quarters dimes nickels pennies total coins
1           18
2           18
3           18
4           18
5           18

Your Name:
Your Email Address:

List each combination of coins here. You may use HD, Q, D, N and P to show coins.
 

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