one of the coin is a nickel and one is a half dollar coin
25 cents plus 5 cents = 30 cents. One of these coins is not a nickel.
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
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. ;-)
3 dimes 1 nickel and 3 pennies
two quarters and five penniesMoreThe puzzle is actually stated "How can you make 55 cents with two coins if one isn't a nickel?", which rules out the use of quarters and pennies.The answer is a half dollar and a nickel. The trick is that the question says only one can't be a nickel, it doesn't say they both can't be nickels.
25 cents plus 5 cents = 30 cents. One of these coins is not a nickel.
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.
The one is a quarter and the other one is a nickel
A half dollar and a nickel. One of them isn't a nickel, the other one is.
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!
This is an easy one... it's a half dollar and a nickel.
Just spend it, mint state coins are only 10 cents
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
1. A quarter 2. A nickel Only one of them *isn't* a nickel! XD
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. ;-)
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.