SOLUTION: a man has two coins. the coins total 55 centavos. One of the coins is is not 5 centavos. What are the two coins?
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Question 897752: a man has two coins. the coins total 55 centavos. One of the coins is is not 5 centavos. What are the two coins?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20059) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a trick question. A 50 centavo coin and a 5 centavo coin. One of them,
the 50 centavo coin, is not a 5 centavo coin. :)
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