Webster has some pennies, dimes and quarters in his pocket. When Josefaasks him for change for a dollar, Webster discovers that he cannot make the change exactly. What is the largest possible value of the coins in his pocket?

I saw some place that the answers is

3 quarters=0.75
4 dimes= 0.40
4 pennies= 0.04
===1.19

But why instead of 4 dimes the answer cannot be with 3 dimes for a total of 1.09?

Question

Webster has some pennies, dimes and quarters in his pocket. When Josefaasks him for change for a dollar, Webster discovers that he cannot make the change exactly. What is the largest possible value of the coins in his pocket?

I saw some place that the answers is 

3 quarters=0.75
4 dimes= 0.40
4 pennies= 0.04
===>1.19

But why instead of 4 dimes the answer cannot be with 3 dimes for a total of 1.09?

anonymous · Answer

it could be the first or third one