In my left pocket I have a mix of pennies (1 cent) and quarters (25 cents). In my right pocket I have a bunch of dimes (10 cents). The number of coins in each pocket is the same, so is the cash value. What is the smallest (nonzero) number of coins I can have?

What if I had coins of x cents and z cents in my left pocket and coins of y cents in my right pocket - is there some quantitiy of coins I can have so that each pocket has the same number of coins and same cash value? (The value of the coins are positive integers x > y > z.)

x+25y=10*(x+y)

15y=9x

5y=3x

x=5  y=3    nmb of coins  : 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9x+y

0

Posted by Ady TZIDON on 2009-02-17 12:45:19