The answer to the question as written is no. The smallest number would be 4 coins: 1 quarter, 4 dimes
However the question isn't correctly written. It's a actually brain teaser that asks, "Can you make 55 cents using two coins if one of them is not a nickel?" The answer of course is a half dollar and a nickel - the half dollar is the coin that's not a nickel!
3 quarters & 2 nickels
You will make 55 cents with 12 coins by using 5 pennies, 3 dimes, and 4 nickels.5 pennies, 3 dimes, and 4 nickels will make 55 cents with 12 coins.
3 nickels and a penny.
3 nickels and a penny
You cannot. With US coins, you are limited to pennies, nickels, and dimes. 5 pennies = 5 cents 4 nickels = 20 cents Total of 9 coins and 25 cents. It is impossible to use any greater number of coins and impossible to use 10 coins in today's US currency.
10 pennies and 8 nickels =18 coins 10 cents + 40 cents = 50 cents
To make 75 cents using 10 coins, you can use the following combination: 3 quarters (25 cents each) and 7 nickels (5 cents each). This adds up to a total of 75 cents using 10 coins in total.
3 dimes, 2 nickels, and 3 pennies
14 nickels = 70 cents 3 dimes = 30 cents 14 nickels + 3 dimes = 1.00
Yes, you can make 25 cents with 9 coins by using 5 pennies and 4 nickels.
It's not possible to answer without knowing the coins' date(s).
Use one dime, two nickels and 6 cents.