Fun Riddle: What is the Least Number of Coins Required to Have an Exact Change?
How well can you handle money? Here is a quick fun riddle to check your skills with money.
What is the least number of coins required to have an exact change for all possible items that cost from one cent up to and including one dollar in one-cent increments?
You can have unrestricted supply of 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢ and 50¢ (penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half-dollar respectively) coins.
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Answer:
A total of nine coins are needed: four (1¢) pennies, one (5¢) nickel, two (10¢) dimes, one (25¢) quarter and one (50¢) half-dollar.