Australia has six coins that are commonly used – 5 cents, 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents, $1 and $2.
How many different ways can you make exactly 50 cents in Australian coins?
Scroll down for the answer!
This problem takes a bit of organising to make sure you cover all the possibilities. One way is to start with big coins and work down.
First, the easiest solution: one 50 cent coin
• 50
Next, there are two solutions with two 20 cent coins:
• 20, 20, 10
• 20, 20, 5, 5
There are four solutions with one 20 cent coin:
• 20, 10, 10, 10
• 20, 10, 10, 5, 5
• 20, 10, 5, 5, 5, 5
• 20, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
And finally, six solutions with no 20 or 50 cent coins:
• 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
• 10, 10, 10, 10, 5, 5
• 10, 10, 10, 5, 5, 5, 5
• 10, 10, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
• 10, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
• 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
So all up, there are 13 ways to make 50 cents!
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19 January, 2023 at 2:54 pm
doesn’t help if your not in Australia but no hate 🙂
5 April, 2023 at 9:28 am
*12 not 13
5 April, 2023 at 10:04 am
I forgot to dot point the 50 cent coin option! I’ll update it now