its interesting because he gets a 20 dollar bill, a 10 dollar bill, a 5 dollar bill, a $1 bill, a quater, a dime, a nickle and a penny for change...(i'm assuming this is an american puzzle, since the $2 coin is absent)...
c.
>From: Scott MacLean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Subject: Puzzler of the week
>Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 22:14:28 -0500
>
>This week's puzzler:
>
>A young fellow goes into a convenience store to buy a couple of
>things. He buys a package of razor blades, shaving cream, a bottle
>of cheap aftershave lotion and a candy bar. The clerk rings up his
>total, and it comes out to $13.59.
>
>The fellow opens his wallet. He's got a buck. He says, "Oh man� oh,
>wait a minute. I have an emergency fifty tucked in my wallet." He
>takes it out. He hands the fellow the fifty-dollar bill. The cashier
>gives him his change, and as he does so the cashier says," That's
>interesting!"
>
>The customer says, "Geez, it is!"
>
>So, what's so darn interesting?
>
>Last week's puzzler:
>
>You're given a hundred dollars and told to spend it all purchasing
>exactly a hundred animals at the pet store. Dogs cost $15. Cats cost
>a buck, and mice are 25 cents each.
>
>The other only other criterion is that you have to purchase at least
>one of each animal.
>
>The question is, how many of each animal do you have to purchase to
>equal a hundred animals purchased at exactly a hundred dollars?
>
>Last week's puzzler answer:
>
>The correct answer turns out to be three dogs, 41 cats and 56 mice.
>
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