A half dollar and a nickel. One of them isn't a nickel, the other one is.
The correct question is: You have two coins that equal 30 cents, and one of them isn't a nickel. Answer: a quarter and a nickel
two quarters, that's simple.
A 50 cent piece and a nickel.
The actual wording of this puzzle is "What two coins equal 55 cents if one of them is not a nickel?"The answer of course is a half dollar and a nickel. The half is the coin that's not a nickel.
Three coins that equal 27 cents can be one quarter (25 cents) and one penny (2 cents). Alternatively, you could use two dimes (20 cents) and one nickel (5 cents) for a total of 25 cents, plus two pennies to reach 27 cents. However, the simplest combination is one quarter and two pennies.
If one of the coins is not a quarter, then the other coin is; plus a nickel, one would still attain a cumulative value of 30 cents.
nickel, two-cent coin, 2 pennies
This seems to be a variation of the brain teaser about having 30 cents and one is not a nickel - but the other is. If the question is what two coins equal 25 cents, the answer could be "two bits". In colonial times, each bit was worth an eight of a dollar, so two bits was 25 cents. You may recognize the reference to bits in the phrase "shave and a haircut, two bits". In older coins, a 20-cent piece and a half-dime (5 cents). -- Similarly, in pence coins, a 20 cent piece and a 5 cent piece.
To make a total of 50 cents using eight coins, you can use four dimes (40 cents) and two nickels (10 cents). Alternatively, you could use two quarters (50 cents) and six pennies (6 cents), but that would exceed the limit of eight coins. The first option is the most straightforward way to achieve exactly 50 cents with eight coins.
That's more of a trick question than a real problem. The other coin IS a quarter.
A quarter and a nickel, it says one is not a quarter so the other has to be a quarter.
Sarah has 55 cents in US coins, and one of the coins is not a nickel. This means she could have a quarter (25 cents), two dimes (20 cents), and a nickel (5 cents), totaling 50 cents, along with another nickel. Therefore, her coins could be one quarter, two dimes, and two nickels.