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Because they are easy to add and multiply and divide from and to other pieces of change.
Dollar: 1 1
Half dollar: 0.5 1/2
Quarter dollar: 0.25 1/4
Dime: 0.10 1/10
Nickel: 0.05 1/20
If you pay attention to those fractions/decimals representing those pieces of change, then you should see they fit into each other well and can add and multiply and divide from and to other pieces of change.
However, most countries that use decimal coinage systems have 20-cent coins (or their equivalent) rather than 25 cents, in order to simplify making change. Change-making is easier with 20-cent coins because 20 is a multiple of both a nickel (5 cents) and a dime (10 cents), while a quarter is only a multiple of a nickel.
The US and Canada are mostly alone in having 25-cent coins due to reasons that date back to the use of Spanish coins in the 18th and 19th centuries. Those coins were divided into fractions of 1/4 and 1/8 rather than 1/10, so the "quarter" coin was created for consistency.
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How many ways can you make change for a dollar using nickels dimes quarters and half dollars?
1)4 quarters 2)2 half dollars 3)10 dimes 4)20 nickels 5)half dollar 2 quarters 6)half dollar 5 dimes 7)half dollar 10 nickels 8)half dollar 4 dimes 2 nickels 9)half dollar 4 nickels 3 dimes 10)half dollar 2 nickels 4 dimes 11)half dollar 6 nickels 2 dimes 12)half dollar 8 nickels 1 dime 13)3 quarters 2 dimes 1 nickel 14)2 quarters 5 dimes 15)2 quarters 10 nickels 16)2 quarters 4 nickels 3 dimes 17)2 quarters 2 nickels 4 dimes 18)2 quarters 6 nickels 2 dimes 19)2 quarters 8 nickels 1 dime 20)1 quarter 6 dimes 3 nickels 21)1 quarter 7 dimes 1 nickel 22)1 quarter 5 dimes 5 nickels 23)1 quarter 4 dimes 2 nickels 24)1 quarter 3 dimes 4 nickels 25)1 quarter 2 dimes 6 nickels 26)1 quarter 1 dime 13 nickels 27)5 dimes 10 nickels 28)4 dimes 12 nickels 29)3 dimes 14 nickels 30)2 dimes 16 nickels 31)1 dime 18 nickels 32)6 dimes 8 nickels 33/7 dimes 6 nickels 34)8 dimes 4 nickels 35)9 dimes 2 nickels
What us coins were minted in 1913?
In 1913, the U.S. minted cents, nickels, dimes, quarters, and half dollars, as well as the gold quarter, half, and double eagle.
Do you have a Canada quarter?
Canadian coins include pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and half dollars, as well as dollar and two dollar coins.
How many ways can you make a dollar without pennies?
There are 40 different ways to make a dollar without a single penny. 1. 2 half dollars 2. 1 half dollar 2 quarters 3. 1 half dollar 1 quarter 2 dimes 1 nickel 4. 1 half dollar 1 quarter 1 dime 3 nickels 5. 1 half dollar 1 quarter 5 nickels 6. 1 half dollar 5 dimes 7. 1 half dollar 4 dimes 2 nickels 8. 1 half dollar 3 dimes 4 nickels 9. 1 half dollar 2 dimes 6 nickels 10. 1 half dollar 1 dime 8 nickels 11. 1 half dollar 10 nickels 12. 4 quarters 13. 3 quarters 2 dimes 1 nickel 14. 3 quarters 1 dime 3 nickels 15. 3 quarters 5 nickels 16. 2 quarters 5 dimes 17. 2 quarters 4 dimes 2 nickels 18. 2 quarters 3 dimes 4 nickels 19. 2 quarters 2 dimes 6 nickels 20. 2 quarters 1 dime 8 nickels 21. 2 quarters 10 nickels 22. 1 quarter 7 dimes 1 nickel 23. 1 quarter 6 dimes 3 nickels 24. 1 quarter 5 dimes 5 nickels 25. 1 quarter 4 dimes 7 nickels 26. 1 quarter 3 dimes 9 nickels 27. 1 quarter 2 dimes 11 nickels 28. 1 quarter 1 dime 13 nickels 29. 1 quarter 15 nickels 30. 10 dimes 31. 9 dimes 2 nickels 32. 8 dimes 4 nickels 33. 7 dimes 6 nickels 34. 6 dimes 8 nickels 35. 5 dimes 10 nickels 36. 4 dimes 12 nickels 37. 3 dimes 14 nickels 38. 2 dimes 16 nickels 39. 1 dime 18 nickels 40. 20 nickels
How many possible ways to get a dollar out of coins?
Two half dollars.One half dollar and two quarters.One half dollar, one quarter, two dimes and one nickel.One half dollar, one quarter, two dimes and five pennies.One half dollar, one quarter, one dime and three nickels.One half dollar, one quarter, one dime, two nickels and five pennies.One half dollar, one quarter, one dime, one nickel and ten pennies.One half dollar, one quarter. one dime and and fifteen pennies.One half dollar, one quarter, one nickel and twenty pennies.One half dollar, one quarter and twenty-five pennies.One half dollar, two dimes and thirty pennies.One half dollar, one dime, one nickel and thirty-five pennies.One half dollar, one dime and forty pennies.One half dollar, one nickel and forty-five pennies.One half dollar, and fifty pennies.One quarter, two dimes and fifty-five pennies.One quarter, one dime, two nickels and fifty-five pennies.One quarter, one dime, one nickel and sixty pennies.One quarter, one dime and sixty-five pennies.One quarter, two nickels and sixty-five pennies.One quarter, one nickel and seventy pennies.One quarter and seventy five pennies.Two dimes and eighty pennies.One dime, two nickels and eighty pennies.Four nickels and eighty pennies.One dime, one nickel and eighty five pennies.Three nickels and eighty five pennies.One dime and ninety pennies.Two nickels and ninety pennies.One nickel and ninety-five pennies.One one dollar coin.Four quarters.Ten dimes.Twenty nickels.Nineteen nickels and five pennies.Eighteen nickels and ten pennies.Seventeen nickels and fifteen pennies.Sixteen nickels and twenty pennies.Fifteen nickels and twenty-five pennies.Fourteen nickels and thirty pennies.Thirteen nickels and thirty-five pennies.Twelve nickels and forty pennies.Eleven nickels and forty-five pennies.Ten nickels and fifty pennies.Nine nickels and fifty -five pennies.Eight nickels and sixty pennies.Seven nickels and sixty-five penniesSix nickels and seventy pennies.Five nickels and seventy-five pennies.Four nickels and eighty pennies.Three nickels and eighty-five pennies.One hundred pennies.
Todd has 4.80 in nickels and quarter's If nickels were quarter's and quarter's were nickels and it equals 6.00 how many nickels would you have?
24
How many nickels make a half dollar?
A nickel is 5 cents and a half dollar is 50 cents, so 10 nickels make a half dollar.
What 7 coins make 1.50?
You need to use coins larger than 25 cents. Using a dollar coin: 1 dollar, 1 quarter, 5 nickels 1 dollar, 4 dimes, 2 nickels Using half-dollars: 2 half-dollars, 1 quarter, 1 dime, 3 nickels 2 half-dollars, 5 dimes 1 half-dollar, 3 quarters, 2 dimes, 1 nickel *Where 20-cent (20 pence) coins are used, examples include - 1 euro, 1 20-cent, 1 10-cent, 4 5-cent
How many ways can you make a dollar with 10 coins or under?
A dollar can be reached by adding coins together in the following ways, using ten coins or fewer: 1. A one-dollar coin. 2. Two half dollars. 3. One half dollar and two quarters. 4. One half dollar, one quarter, two dimes and one nickel. 5. One half dollar, one quarter, two dimes and five pennies. 6. One half dollar, one quarter, one dime and three nickels. 7. One half dollar, one quarter and five nickels. 8. One half dollar and five dimes. 9. One half dollar, four dimes and two nickels. 10. One half dollar, three dimes and four nickels. 11. One half dollar, two dimes and six nickels. 12. Four quarters. 13. Three quarters, two dimes and one nickel. 14. Three quarters, two dimes and five pennies. 15. Three quarters and five nickels. 16. Two quarters and five dimes. 17. Two quarters, four dimes and two nickels. 18. Two quarters, three dimes and four nickels. 19. Two quarters, two dimes and six nickels. 20. One quarter, seven dimes and one nickel. 21. One quarter, six dimes and three nickels. 22. Ten dimes. 23. One half dollar, one quarter, one dime, two nickels and five pennies
Name the coin that is equal to half of a half-dollars?
This is a quarter.
What denomination coins were minted in 1805?
Half cents Cents Half dimes Dimes Quarter dollars Half dollars Quarter eagles ($2.50) Half eagles Source: www.coinfacts.com
How many different combinations of coins can be used to make 1.00 with less than 15 coins?
1. 4 quarters 2. 3 quarters, 2 dimes, 1 nickel 3. 3 quarters, 2 dimes, 5 pennies 4. 3 quarters, 1 dime, 3 nickels 5. 3 quarters, 1 dime, 2 nickels, 5 pennies 6. 3 quarters, 5 nickels 7. 3 quarters, 4 nickels, 5 pennies 8. 2 quarters, 5 dimes 9. 2 quarters, 4 dimes, 2 nickels 10. 2 quarters, 4 dimes, 1 nickel, 5 pennies 11. 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 4 nickels 12. 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 3 nickels, 5 pennies 13. 2 quarters, 2 dimes, 6 nickels 14. 2 quarters, 2 dimes, 5 nickels, 5 pennies 15. 2 quarters, 1 dime, 8 nickels 16. 2 quarters, 10 nickels 17. 1 quarter, 7 dimes, 1 nickel 18. 1 quarter, 7 dimes, 5 pennies 19. 1 quarter, 6 dimes, 3 nickels 20. 1 quarter, 6 dimes, 2 nickels, 5 pennies 21. 1 quarter, 5 dimes, 5 nickels 22. 1 quarter, 4 dimes, 7 nickels 23. 1 quarter, 3 dimes, 9 nickels 24. 1 quarter, 2 dimes, 11 nickels 25. 10 dimes 26. 9 dimes, 2 nickels 27. 9 dimes, 1 nickel, 5 pennies 28. 8 dimes, 4 nickels 29. 7 dimes, 6 nickels 30. 6 dimes, 8 nickels 1. 31. 1 half dollar, 5 dimes 32. 1 half dollar, 4 dimes, 2 nickels 33. 1 half dollar, 4 dimes, 1 nickel, 5 pennies 34. 1 half dollar, 3 dimes, 4 nickels 35. 1 half dollar, 3 dimes, 3 nickels, 5 pennies 36. 1 half dollar, 2 dimes, 6 nickels 37. 1 half dollar, 2 dimes, 5 nickels, 5 pennies 38. 1 half dollar, 1 dime, 8 nickels 39. 1 half dollar, 10 nickels 40. 1 half dollar, 4 dimes, 10 pennies 41. 1 half dollar, 1 quarter, 2 dimes, 1 nickel 42. 1 half dollar, 1 quarter, 2 dimes, 5 pennies 43. 1 half dollar, 1 quarter, 1 dime, 3 nickels 44. 1 half dollar, 1 quarter, 1 dime, 2 nickels, 5 pennies 45. 1 half dollar, 1 quarter, 5 nickels 46. 1 half dollar, 1 quarter, 4 nickels, 5 pennies 47. 1 half dollar, 2 quarters 48. 2 half dollars Pretty sure that covers it, so there are 30 ways to make a dollar with less than 15 coins. At least 48 combinations if one does not omit a fifty cent piece!
