Rosie pays for a $.44 piece of candy with a $1 bill. If the cashier gives her the smallest number of coins possible as change, how many coins will Rosie get as change?
Reason slowly and give your answer.
4
Rosie will get $1 - $.

44 = $.

56 in change.

She will get 2 quarters to account for $.

50 of the change.

She will also get 1 nickel to account for $.

05 of the change.

Then, she will get 1 penny, to account for the last $.

01 of the change.

She will get 2 + 1 + 1 = 4 coins total.

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Thus, the answer is 4