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.
25 cents plus 5 cents = 30 cents. One of these coins is not a nickel.
A quarter and a nickel. The other one is the nickel.
one of the coin is a nickel and one is a half dollar coin
Half Dollar, and A Nickel.
A dime and a half dime (a coin last minted in 1873)You may be thinking of the brain teaser "What two coins make 15 cents if one of them is not a nickel?" The answer to that question is of course a dime and a modern nickel. The dime is the one coin that's not a nickel!
25 cents plus 5 cents = 30 cents. One of these coins is not a nickel.
A quarter and a nickel. The other one is the nickel.
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!
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
A half dollar and a nickel. One of them isn't a nickel, the other one is.
A half dollar and a nickel. One of them isn't a nickel, the other one is.
A half dollar and a nickel. One of them isn't a nickel, the other one is.
One is a nickel and one is a dime. The one that is NOT A NICKEL is the dime!
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 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.
A half dollar and a nickel. One of them isn't a nickel, the other one is.
A nickel and a half dollar. The OTHER coin is the nickel.