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A few coins (Posted on 2004-11-19) Difficulty: 1 of 5
In Levikland, there are coins worth 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 perplexii. A has twice as much money as B, who has twice as much as C, who has twice as much as D. How can this be, if everybody has two coins?

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Solution Solution | Comment 4 of 14 |
Ok, lets start from beginning (usually a good place to start):

D cant have (1+2), because there is no way to get to 24 (3,6,12,24)

D cant have 6 (1+5) or 7 (2+5), following the same logic

If D has 15 (5+10), C has 30 (10+20), B has 60 (50+10), and A has 120 (100+20)

Im a freaking genius
  Posted by RandyOrton on 2004-11-19 14:33:42
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