Today Puzzle #533
Puzzle No. 533 鈥� Monday 29 July
It was recently announced that Alan Turing would be the scientist featuring on the new £50 note. (Today’s enigma is rather simpler than the ones Turing tacked). How many different ways are there of making £50 using just the other 5, 10 and £20 notes in circulation today?
Today’s #PuzzleForToday has been set by Dr Shaun Fitzgerald, Director of The Royal Institution
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12 different ways
20 20 10
20 20 5 5
20 10 10 10
20 10 10 5 5
20 10 5 5 5 5
20 5 5 5 5 5 5
10 10 10 10 10
10 10 10 10 5 5
10 10 10 5 5 5 5
10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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