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British Pound Change Making
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Difficulty: (2.29)
Puzzle ID: #23797
Submitted By: dutchymonster Corrected By: dutchymonster
Submitted By: dutchymonster Corrected By: dutchymonster
I have £10.
What is the smallest combination of coins/notes required to make every possible combination between 1p - £10?
What is the smallest combination of coins/notes required to make every possible combination between 1p - £10?
Hint
In the UK we use;£50 note
£20 note
£10 note
£5 note
£2 coin
£1 coin
50p coin
20p coin
10p coin
5p coin
2p coin
1p coin
Answer
You would need;1 x £5
1 x £2
2 x £1
1 x 50p
1 x 20p
2 x 10p
1 x 5p
2 x 2p
1 x 1p
___________
total = £10
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I'm not so good at math so I didn't even attempt this one. Good job
good job! u shouldnt have done the hint tho it would have made it more fun bc i no all that british money stuff from a book i read
for one thing i have no clue how the money works in the UK so i didnt even try it!!
Me either!
I guessed that would probably be the case but I thought I'd redress the balance a little.
there are loads of teasers using US $$ (which mean nothing to me)
so at least 1 UK ££ wouldn't hurt :doubt
there are loads of teasers using US $$ (which mean nothing to me)
so at least 1 UK ££ wouldn't hurt :doubt
Jun 22, 2005
you missed the smallest combination of 10 L.
EASY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I didn't get it =(
Math and I seem to be enemies in teasers! Still, enjoyed reading it and thinking a bit before gave up! Got me on this one!
how much is a f or whatever worth in dollars?
Currently UK£1 is worth about US$1.60.
Good to see an international problem here. No reason why there should be an assumption that everyone understands a particular nations currency.
Good to see an international problem here. No reason why there should be an assumption that everyone understands a particular nations currency.
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