Give the step-by-step reasoning process and then the final answer. 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?
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.
The final answer: 4.