SOLUTION: Hank has 6 coins in his pocket 1 quarter 2 dimes 3 nickels if hank takes two coins from his pocket at the same time without looking what is the total number of coin combination po

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Question 1080449: Hank has 6 coins in his pocket 1 quarter 2 dimes 3 nickels if hank takes two coins from his pocket at the same time without looking what is the total number of coin combination possible
Found 2 solutions by CubeyThePenguin, ikleyn:
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
N = nickel, D = dime, Q = quarter
combinations --> order doesn't matter

possible combos of 2 coins: NN, ND, NQ, DD, DQ

**(fixed, you can pick two of the same coin)
Answer by ikleyn(52808)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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            The solutions by   @CubeyThePenguin  is INCORRECT.

            I came to bring you the correct solution. 


If consider DIFFERENT TYPES of coins in combinations, then there are the following combinations


    Q D

    Q N

    D N

    D D

    N N


In all, 5 different combinations of TYPES of coins are possible.

Ignore the post by #Penguin,  since it is   T O T A L L Y   W R O N G.



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