SOLUTION: Hey, I was given this word proble, but I am having difficulties understanding it. Here it is: What is the maximum amount of postage you can pay using a combination of 5cent

SOLUTION: Hey, I was given this word proble, but I am having difficulties understanding it. Here it is: What is the maximum amount of postage you can pay using a combination of 5cent

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Question 103603: Hey, I was given this word proble, but I am having difficulties understanding it. Here it is: What is the maximum amount of postage you can pay using a combination of 5cent and 11cent stamps. It seems to me that they are missing something, but maybe I'm wrong. Thanks for the help.
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Something IS missing.

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