SOLUTION: You have 5 coins that total 72 cents . What coins do you have?

Question 802530: You have 5 coins that total 72 cents . What coins do you have?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

You must have 2 pennies.

So you must make the remaining 70 cents with 3 coins.

The only way to do that is to use a half dollar and 2 dimes.

So you have 1 half dollar, 2 dimes, and 2 pennies

Edwin

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