SOLUTION: if i have 2 american coins that equal 55 cents,how can one of them not be a nickle?

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Question 68192: if i have 2 american coins that equal 55 cents,how can one of them not be a nickle?
Answer by ptaylor(2198)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if i have 2 american coins that equal 55 cents,how can one of them not be a nickle?

One of them can be a 50 cent piece.

Hope this helps------ptaylor

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