document.write( "Question 364075: a boy have 5 coins each of different denominations. How many different sums of money he can form ? Its answer is 31 plz help \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #259687 by Sphinx pinastri(17)\"\" \"About 
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Let's assume that every combination of coins has different value.
\n" ); document.write( "For instance, coin denominations can be powers of two, or three, etc.
\n" ); document.write( "There are \"2%5En\" combinations for \"n\" coins, \"2%5E5=32\"
\n" ); document.write( "Probably, the authors of the textbook don't consider 0 a valid sum.
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