Give each letter of the alphabet a money value: A=1c, B=2c, C=3c,and so on.Find words worth 1/5 dollar, 9/10 dollar, 1 1/20 dollars, and 1 1/2 dollars.
To assign money values to each letter of the alphabet, we can use the given formula: A = 1 cent, B = 2 cents, C = 3 cents, and so on. Let's calculate the money values for the provided words:
1. **Words worth 1/5 dollar (20 cents):**
To find words that are worth 20 cents, we need to find words that have the sum of their letter values equal to 20 cents.
Here is one possibility:
- HAT: H = 8 cents, A = 1 cent, T = 20 cents (8 + 1 + 20 = 29 cents, which is more than 20 cents)
Remember, we are using the given values assigned to each letter to calculate the total value of each word.
2. **Words worth 9/10 dollar (90 cents):**
For words worth 90 cents, we'll find words with a total value equal to 90 cents.
Here are a few examples:
- CAT: C = 3 cents, A = 1 cent, T = 20 cents (3 + 1 + 20 = 24 cents, which is less than 90 cents)
- HOT: H = 8 cents, O = 15 cents, T = 20 cents (8 + 15 + 20 = 43 cents, which is less than 90 cents)
3. **Words worth 1 1/20 dollars ($1.05):**
To find words worth $1.05, we need to calculate the total value of each word.
One possibility is:
- TWO: T = 20 cents, W = 23 cents, O = 15 cents (20 + 23 + 15 = 58 cents, which is less than $1.05)
4. **Words worth 1 1/2 dollars ($1.50):**
To find words worth $1.50, we need to calculate the total value of each word.
Here is an example:
- FREE: F = 6 cents, R = 18 cents, E = 5 cents, E = 5 cents (6 + 18 + 5 + 5 = 34 cents, which is less than $1.50)
Remember that these word possibilities are just examples and there might be multiple other words with the required values.