That's a trick question that usually goes, "one of them isn't a nickel." The answer is a half dollar and a nickel. One of them isn't a nickel, the other one is.
Three dimes 30 one-cent coins A quarter and 5 one-cent coins
Four dimes and one nickel.
Quarter, half-dollar, and nickel
25 cents plus 5 cents = 30 cents. One of these coins is not a nickel.
3 dimes 1 nickel and 3 pennies
1 dime and 5 pennies
Three dimes 30 one-cent coins A quarter and 5 one-cent coins
The actual wording of this puzzle is "What two coins equal 55 cents if one of them is not a nickel?"The answer of course is a half dollar and a nickel. The half is the coin that's not a nickel.
That's a trick question that usually goes, "one of them isn't a nickel." The answer is a half dollar and a nickel. One of them isn't a nickel, the other one is.
The answer to the question as written is no. The smallest number would be 4 coins: 1 quarter, 4 dimesHowever 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!
Four dimes and one nickel.
It is: You have two coins totalling 15 cents, one of them is not a nickel. What are they? The other one is a nickel, and one dime.
A half dollar and a nickel. One of them isn't a nickel, the other one is.
Quarter, half-dollar, and nickel
25 cents plus 5 cents = 30 cents. One of these coins is not a nickel.
Could the original question be "You have two coins that equal fifty-five cents and one is not a nickel"? If so, the answer would be "one is a half-dollar (not a nickel) and the other one is a nickel".
The correct question is: You have two coins that equal 30 cents, and one of them isn't a nickel. Answer: a quarter and a nickel