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Gabriel is a cashier at Kroger. He needs to give a customer 20 cents in change, but he ran out of dimes. How many different ways can Gabriel make change using nickles and pennies?A. 4B. 5C. 6D. 9

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Answer:

The correct option is B

Gabriel can make change in 5 ways

Step-by-step explanation:

The change Gabriel is to give is 20 cents

Consider the followiing:

1 Cent = 5 Nickels

1 Penny = 1 Cent

Gabriel can make change in the following ways


(5!)/((5-1)!)=(5!)/(4!)=5

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