These are the first sentences in the short story, "The Gift of the Magi," by O. Henry:
"One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies."
What are possible numbers of coins to make $1.87?
Use the equation that represents the value of the coins to complete the table.
(link has table in it)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/167BF1aZKGrHFz1YPKCU-dw6wBKI8wYPLaNhPbdx3tPc/edit?usp=sharing

Question

These are the first sentences in the short story, "The Gift of the Magi," by O. Henry:
"One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies."
What are possible numbers of coins to make $1.87?
Use the equation that represents the value of the coins to complete the table.
(link has table in it)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/167BF1aZKGrHFz1YPKCU-dw6wBKI8wYPLaNhPbdx3tPc/edit?usp=sharing

tkhunny · Answer

Are we just filling in the numbers?

The first: 187 = 4*25 + 6*10 + 5*5 + What * 1?
The second is similar, but simpler.
The third is about the same.
The fourth is a little trickier, but remember that 1 quarter = 5 niclkes
The fifth is like the first three.

Go!