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A few coins (Posted on 2004-11-19)

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?

Submitted by e.g.

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A has 8 times as much as D, so we must find a way to make a number with 2 coins so 1/8 of that number can also be made. A=120 (100+20) and D=15 (10+5) is the solution, with B=60 (50+10) and C=30 (20+10).

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Subject	Author	Date
Puzzle Solution	K Sengupta	2007-10-20 00:24:11
Solution	Praneeth	2007-08-20 07:59:23
Now, You have to think!!!	Paddy	2005-06-11 11:14:07
yup	yocko	2005-02-05 09:30:07
Subject	emily	2004-11-29 22:53:38
Another way or same way a solution anyway.	Michael	2004-11-22 04:32:45
No Subject indeed	Penny	2004-11-21 19:46:57
No Subject	Urza	2004-11-21 14:49:52
For A Few Dollars More (Solution)	Penny	2004-11-20 13:40:04
Solution	Nelson	2004-11-19 20:17:56
Solution	RandyOrton	2004-11-19 14:33:42
Answer + Solution	nikki	2004-11-19 14:27:38
Solution	Sing4TheDay	2004-11-19 14:19:24
solution	Christian	2004-11-19 14:16:58

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