Change for a Buck

What is the largest amount of money–in coins–you can have without being able to make exact change for a dollar?

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May 2nd, 2010 | Category: Brain Riddle, Mathematical, Money, Real Life |  Email This Riddle

5 guesses to Change for a Buck

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• carole

  May 2, 2010 at 10:34 PM

  99cents 3 quarters 2dimes 4 pennies.

• Dude

  May 2, 2010 at 10:46 PM

  No, that’s not it.
  Keep trying.

• Roolstar

  May 3, 2010 at 12:44 PM

  I would say:

  3 quarters and 4 dimes and 4 cents = 119 cents

  1 quarter and 9 dimes and 4 cents = 119

• Dude

  May 4, 2010 at 1:35 PM

  You’re correct, Rool.
  The answer is $1.19, you gave two great examples.
  You are today’s winner.

• Ezra

  May 7, 2010 at 2:47 AM

  Okay, but how would you solve it if you’ve never seen it before?