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Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Anyone have change for a dollar?
What's the largest amount of money you can have in change and still not have change for a dollar?
$1.19. Three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies.
I have to admit, I didn't even think about dollar coins. I would probably say that would be 'change' technically. Even though you can't use it in any machines anywhere, although that doesn't mean I won't take them off your hands, Karnov. ;-)
Dirty butter: 3 quarters, 9 dimes, and 9 pennies doesn't work, since with 2 quarters and 5 dimes you have change for a dollar.
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a dollar bill?
ReplyDelete99 cents
ReplyDeleteHas to be in change, Karnov. And a hint for you blueyes, it's more than a dollar!
ReplyDelete$2.19
ReplyDelete1 Sacajawhatzamhuzitz (sic) coin.
3 Quarters
4 dimes
4 pennies
Nobody would want the stupid buck coin and the other coins in no way possible could be combined to form a dollar anyways.
Unless somebody is lucky enough to find a vending machine that takes a dollar coin, in that case it probably can accept a dollar bill anyways.
ReplyDelete$1.09
ReplyDelete3 Quarters
3 Dimes
4 Pennies
To much for me to figure out the brain already hurts...
ReplyDeleteAsumming you're not including dollar coins in the possiblities, how about 3 quarters, 9 dimes, and 9 pennies?
ReplyDeleteIf you can include dollar coins, it would be infinite, wouldn't it?
$1.19. Three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit, I didn't even think about dollar coins. I would probably say that would be 'change' technically. Even though you can't use it in any machines anywhere, although that doesn't mean I won't take them off your hands, Karnov. ;-)
Dirty butter: 3 quarters, 9 dimes, and 9 pennies doesn't work, since with 2 quarters and 5 dimes you have change for a dollar.