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That's a trick question that usually goes, "one of them is not a nickel." The answer is a quarter and a nickel. One of them is not a nickel, the other one is.
For American currency. You have two coins worth a total of 15 cents. One of the coins is not a nickel. What are they? The one that's not a nickel is a dime. The OTHER coin is a nickel.
You have a half dollar and a nickel. One of them, the half dollar, is not a nickel.
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!
It would be a quarter an a nickel. The question said one of the coins is not a nickel, not both.
5 cents is nicknamed a nickel
A half dollar and a nickel. One of them isn't a nickel, the other one is.
For American currency. You have two coins worth a total of 15 cents. One of the coins is not a nickel. What are they? The one that's not a nickel is a dime. The OTHER coin is a nickel.
25 cents plus 5 cents = 30 cents. One of these coins is 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
A nickel and a half dollar. The OTHER coin 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!
2 dimes, 1 nickel, 1 quarter, and 3 pennies
One is a quarter, the other 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.
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.