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Greg Bernhardt
Sep3-03, 07:33 PM
What replaces the ??? in the puzzle below?

1 Lincoln
+ 2 Jeffersons
+ 3 Roosevelts
+ 4 Washingtons
+ 5 Kennedys
_______________
???

meteor
Sep3-03, 08:54 PM
15 Eisenhowers

Robert Zaleski
Sep3-03, 09:16 PM
$6.41

Greg Bernhardt
Sep3-03, 09:35 PM
no and no

meteor
Sep3-03, 10:01 PM
$3.91

J-Man
Sep3-03, 10:04 PM
$6.91

Greg Bernhardt
Sep3-03, 10:05 PM
Originally posted by meteor
$3.91
Close, but no.

J-Man
Sep3-03, 10:05 PM
but it could be
$15.80
or
$11.90
or
$10.81

(if there can be more than 3 digits.)

Robert Zaleski
Sep3-03, 10:19 PM
$11.40

Robert Zaleski
Sep3-03, 10:31 PM
$1.40

Greg Bernhardt
Sep3-03, 10:37 PM
..meteor is close... [:D]

meteor
Sep3-03, 10:49 PM
3.91 Eisenhowers

Greg Bernhardt
Sep3-03, 10:50 PM
Originally posted by meteor
3.91 Eisenhowers

oops, you were right! I don't know what I was thinking [:)]

Lincoln is on the penny, Jefferson is on the nickel, Roosevelt is on the dime, Washington is on the quarter, and Kennedy is on the half dollar.

1 Lincolns = $.01
2 Jeffersons = .10
3 Roosevelts = .30
4 Washingtons = 1.00
5 Kennedys = 2.50
______________________
Total = $3.91