That's a trick question that usually goes, "one of them is not a quarter." The answer is a quarter and a nickel. One of them is not a quarter, the other one is.
quarter, dime, penny. (It only works with US coins.)
One quarter, three dimes, three nickels and one penny.....
A Quarter and a nickel. It says only one of them is not a quarter. Most people hear this and think you can't use any quarters in your answer. But when you think about it, only one of them is not a quarter so the other one can be. ;-)
If one of them isn't a nickel, it must be a quarter. The other one is a nickel. (This is a very popular brain teaser!) why is it a nickel it says only one cant be a nickel so one can one cant
25 cents. Gold plating adds no value to the coin but rather can destroy the coins value. In this case it didn't because these coins are not rare and are worth only 25 cents.
The puzzle actually reads "What two coins equal 30 cents but one of them is not a nickel?"The answer of course is a quarter and a nickel. The quarter is the coin that's not a nickel!
quarter, dime, penny. (It only works with US coins.)
These are common coins and are worth only 25 cents.
The one is a quarter and the other one is a nickel
13 nickels, 1 half-dollar, 1 quarter, and 1 dime. 13 x 5=65 cents, 65 cents + 50 cents + 25 cents + 10 cents = 1.50 dollars using only 16 coins.Hope I helped :-)
You have a quarter and a nickel. Only ONE coin can't be a nickel, not both.
It would be a quarter an a nickel. The question said one of the coins is not a nickel, not both.
One quarter, three dimes, three nickels and one penny.....
A Quarter and a nickel. It says only one of them is not a quarter. Most people hear this and think you can't use any quarters in your answer. But when you think about it, only one of them is not a quarter so the other one can be. ;-)
If one of them isn't a nickel, it must be a quarter. The other one is a nickel. (This is a very popular brain teaser!) why is it a nickel it says only one cant be a nickel so one can one cant
25 cents. Gold plating adds no value to the coin but rather can destroy the coins value. In this case it didn't because these coins are not rare and are worth only 25 cents.
Assuming American coinage, the two coins would be a 25 cent coin and a 5 cent coin. Assuming non-American coins, one is not a 10 cent coin, but the other one is. The other coin being a 20 cent coin.