SOLUTION: Using only standard British coins (i.e. 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2), what is the largest amount of money you could have but still not be able to pay exactly £2?

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Question 1203716: Using only standard British coins (i.e. 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and
£2), what is the largest amount of money you could have but still not be
able to pay exactly £2?

Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
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3 50p coins and 4 20p coins, or 1 50p coin and 9 20p coins, makes £2.30

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.

ANSWER: 239p or £2.39