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Counting Stamps (Posted on 2003-03-06)

My friend Charles works in a post office and he sells stamps. One day a man walked in and slamming seventy five rupees on the counter requested,

"Please give me some 2 rupees stamps, six times as many one rupee stamps, and for the rest of the amount make up some 5 rupee stamps."

Charles thought for a few moments and finally she handed over the exact fulfilment of the order to the man.

How did he do it and how many stamps of each type did he give to the man ?

See The Solution Submitted by Ravi Raja

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Comment 21 of 21 |

Charles is a male first name.

Since, the stamp-seller is clearly a female, in accordance with the 3rd paragraph - naming her as Charlene or Charlize would have been more appropriate.

Posted by K Sengupta on 2022-12-23 06:16:16

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