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[Jamie]

You'd have one coin left.

Classic riddle/joke; I remember it from elementary school.

But then he still lied about the US currency, unless we are including a 2 cent coin which hasn't been created since 1873, so I sure as **** hope he wouldn't throw that into the mix.

 

[Batman]

But then he still lied about the US currency, unless we are including a 2 cent coin which hasn't been created since 1873, so I sure as **** hope he wouldn't throw that into the mix.

I just then realized he mentioned "U.S. currency" in another comment. The OP by itself is fine, but why SMS later qualified it as US currency makes no sense.

 

[Jamie]

Also he said "how much" which would imply values. You don't ask someone "how much coins do I have?", you say "how many?".

 

[The Joker]

You'd have one coin left.

Classic riddle/joke; I remember it from elementary school.

Reminds me of the IQ test in Idiocracy.

"If you have one bucket that contains 2 gallons and another bucket that contains 7 gallons, how many buckets do you have?"

 

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Also he said "how much" which would imply values. You don't ask someone "how much coins do I have?", you say "how many?".

I'm sure the OP couldn't care fewer.

 

[Batman]

Also he said "how much" which would imply values. You don't ask someone "how much coins do I have?", you say "how many?".

I think it's clear he screwed this riddle up

 

[Batman]

There are two variations on this riddle.

One is to say something like:

"You have two coins that equal 15 cents. You throw one of the coins away, so what do you have left?"

The person naturally is thinking of value and they'll be like "it's impossible to tell."

And then you're like "Nope, it is completely possible to tell. Think about it hard. What do you have left?"

The answer of course being "you only have one left" referring to the quantity of the coins themselves in possession.


The other variation is:

"You have two coins that equal 15 cents, and one isn't a nickel. So what are the two coins?"

The answer being "Well, the one that isn't a nickel is a dime, and of course the other is the nickel."

 

[Curmudgeon]

In order to achieve 52 cents in two coins, I am required to possess currency that has not been minted since 1873. If this is the case, the probable value of my coinage is almost certainly worth more than a mere half dollar.

 

[Spiritual Mask Salesman]

You'd have one coin left.

Classic riddle/joke; I remember it from elementary school.

Shoot. Well Batman got it right. See it is a trick question it shows how much adults complicate things. Had you asked a child this question they'd more than likely get the answer right by saying,“you have one coin left!” Children see the simplicity of the question. When asking an adult this question, and by implying that the coins equal to a certain amount adults will look at it as a question of either what type of coin is left, and how much one or the other costs.

Maybe the real answer to the question should be that maybe we should anaylse things from a simple standpoint first, then really start to ponder the question if a simple explanation doesn't exhist. There is no need to complicate something simple, but we do it anyway.

That was the whole point of the question. No I'm not stupid I know that using U.S. currency having two coins equal 52 cents is impossible. I did say the question is possible to answer with U.S. currency, it technically is, if you had two coins, threw one away you'd end up with one coin, this is certainly possible with any currency. Sure maybe I worded it weird, sorry, but I did that on purpose to get you all thinking about what the coins cost, and how much the coin you have left is after throwing one away.

 

[Musicfan]

Shoot. Well Batman got it right. See it is a trick question it shows how much adults complicate things. Had you asked a child this question they'd more than likely get the answer right by saying,“you have one coin left!” Children see the simplicity of the question. When asking an adult this question, and by implying that the coins equal to a certain amount adults will look at it as a question of either what type of coin is left, and how much one or the other costs.

Maybe the real answer to the question should be that maybe we should anaylse things from a simple standpoint first, then really start to ponder the question if a simple explanation doesn't exhist. There is no need to complicate something simple, but we do it anyway.

That was the whole point of the question. No I'm not stupid I know that using U.S. currency having two coins equal 52 cents is impossible. I did say the question is possible to answer with U.S. currency, it technically is, if you had two coins, threw one away you'd end up with one coin, this is certainly possible with any currency. Sure maybe I worded it weird, sorry, but I did that on purpose to get you all thinking about what the coins cost, and how much the coin you have left is after throwing one away.

If you tell a riddle wording is key the way it is worded is to hint not throw off.

 

[Spiritual Mask Salesman]

If you tell a riddle wording is key the way it is worded is to hint not throw off.

Actually it wasn't intended to be a riddle, I'm not sure how it got around that it was, it was simply a question I urged everyone to answer.

 

[Musicfan]

Ok you messed up the question still by asking how much do I have.

 

[Spiritual Mask Salesman]

Ok you messed up the question still by asking how much do I have.

Maybe, but had I said “how many do I have?” it would have given away the true answer, it was a trick question to begin with.

 

[HeroOfTime]

Maybe asking "what do I have left?" would work?

 

[Spiritual Mask Salesman]

I just then realized he mentioned "U.S. currency" in another comment. The OP by itself is fine, but why SMS later qualified it as US currency makes no sense.

It is totally possible to have two coins, and then throw one away which leaves you with one coin in U.S. currency. The whole point was to throw the “values” of the coin out the window, it was a trick. Maybe I shouldn't have said anything about U.S. currency though, I did screw up.