document.write( "Question 1203716: Using only standard British coins (i.e. 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and
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document.write( "£2), what is the largest amount of money you could have but still not be
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document.write( "able to pay exactly £2? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #839523 by greenestamps(13198)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "3 50p coins and 4 20p coins, or 1 50p coin and 9 20p coins, makes £2.30 \n" ); document.write( "With either of those starts, 10p more makes £2. So you can't have any combination of other coins that makes 10p, but you can have 9p more. \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: 239p or £2.39 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |