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- From: nicholso@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Melvin H. Nicholson YBH)
- Subject: Re: a puzzle
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.204752.9183@news.arc.nasa.gov>
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- Organization: NASA Ames Res. Ctr. Mtn Vw CA 94035
- References: <1992Dec8.184904.4095@icd.ab.com> <1g4jj6INN9mu@lily.csv.warwick.ac.uk> <1992Dec18.180409.21463@gmuvax2.gmu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 20:47:52 GMT
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- >>>>How do you make up 35 cents with 2 coins? Piece of cake, right?
- >>>>
- >>>>But can you do it if one of the coins is not a quarter?
- >>>
- >>>Sure - one of the coins must not be a quarter for $.35 to be
- >>>made of only two coins. Cute, pal.
- >>
- To the second poster: no, if you use a quarter and a dime, then one of
- the coins (the dime) is not a quarter.
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- To the first poster: this is rec.humor. the group you want is called
- alt.puzzles.anal-retentive
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