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Half a Coin
Steve is holding a coin in his hand. If you take away half, the value of the coin doubles. What is the coin?
Answer
Half dollar. If you take away the 'half' you have a dollar.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Very cute. Not realy a math riddle though. I still enjoyed it.
I still dont get it....
this should be in
riddle section.
this should be in
riddle section.
It could also have been a halfpenny.
halfpenny i've heard of
what on earth is a half dollar?
what on earth is a half dollar?
It's an American coin, SweetTime.
One of the few I didn't get, good one!
One of the few I didn't get, good one!
that was really hard
Great tricky teaser!
I should have gotten this one, but I must not have had my thinking cap on.
I should have gotten this one, but I must not have had my thinking cap on.
Balls.
I thought it was a rare coin, and if you destroy it by literally taking away half of it, the value of all the other coins doubles.
I think too much. O_o
I thought it was a rare coin, and if you destroy it by literally taking away half of it, the value of all the other coins doubles.
I think too much. O_o
Not bad, but this 1 is almost exclusively for Americans.
eazy. got it first time i looked at it
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