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A group of 25 pennies is arranged into three piles such that each pile contains a different prime number of pennies. What is the greatest number of pennies possible in any of the three piles?

For reference: Possible answers(prime numbers below 25)
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, and 23

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seventeen(23), nineteen(19), twenty three(23)
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Answer:

seventeen (17),nineteen (19),and twenty three(23)

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