Stuart paid his $144.85 bill with eight $20 bills. what is the smallest combination of coins and bills he could receive as change? select the correct combination. *

well he paid $160 and 160-144.85=15.15 that's how much change he will receive the smallest he could pay is a $10, $5, a dime and a nickel.

option a is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

scale factor: it is used to find proportional measurements.

proportions means having the same ratio.

scale factor is the ratio of the model measurement to the actual measurement in a simplest form.

or we can say that the ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures

if the scale factor is more than 1, then it is an enlargement,

if the scale factor less than 1, then it is a reduction.

given the two geometric figure:

by definition of proportions, we have