I have four coins in my pocket that total 41 cents. None of them are quarters. What are the four coins?
3 dimes and 2 nickels
3 dimes (30 cents) + 2 nickels (10 cents) = 40 cents. Let's fix total to 40 cents: 3 dimes and 2 nickels = 40 cents using 5 coins.
About this riddle
Math riddles hide a calculation inside a short story. Pull out the numbers, work out what is being asked, and watch for a trick such as a unit change.
Difficulty: Easy. More like this: Math riddles with answers or try Target 24 for a different kind of puzzle.
More math riddles
A bag contains red, blue, and green marbles. There are twice as many red marbles as blue ones, and half as many green marbles as blue ones. If there are 28 marbles in total, how many are blue?
I am a three-digit number. My tens digit is zero. My hundreds digit is three times my units digit. The sum of all my digits is 12. What number am I?
I am a three-digit number. My tens digit is 0. My hundreds digit is 4 times my units digit. If the sum of all my digits is 10, what number am I?
30 books are shared equally among 5 friends. How many books does each friend get?
My age is currently three times my son's age. In 15 years, I will be exactly twice as his age. How old am I now?
Zoe puts 6 party hats in each of 6 boxes. How many party hats is that altogether?