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Gerry has five coins. Only one of these coins is a penny. What is the least amount of money Gerry can have?

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Answer:

The least amount of money he can have is 21 cents

Explanation:

Reason is because a penny is 1 cent, a nickel is 5 cents the dime is 10 cents, the quarter is 25 cents. So if one of the coins has to be a penny then you go up the next value which is a nickel. you only have four coins left so if you make them a nickel, he least amount of money Gerry can have is 21 cents.

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