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."
A. Simplify the equation that represents the value of the coins. Make it an equation that expresses the value of quarters, dimes, and nickels.

B. Is it possible to have exactly 60 pennies in $1.87? Explain.

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."
A. Simplify the equation that represents the value of the coins. Make it an equation that expresses the value of quarters, dimes, and nickels.

B. Is it possible to have exactly 60 pennies in $1.87? Explain.

campayne · Answer

25q + 10d + 5n = 127cents (not possible for the sum to be this. 
(sum needs to end in 0 or 5)

 
for ex
25 + 10 + 5
0r
50 + 10 + 5

campayne · Answer

Yes there is because the 60 cents  will be part of the  .87 cents as the first part

campayne · Answer

im not seeing any replies.....so...so was I right or what cuz im in the dark here?