Elementary Brain Teaser

Fun and accessible problems for younger students or beginners. Posted every Monday, these weekly brain teasers kickstart your week with a mental warm-up.

Quarters and Dimes

Posted: August 19, 2024

84 % of users got this correct

In U.S. currency, a dime is 10 cents or 0.10 of a dollar, a quarter is 25 cents or 0.25 of a dollar, and a dollar is 100 cents or 1.00 dollar. If you have $2.15 or two dollars and 15 cents consisting of only dimes and quarters and you have more quarters than dimes, exactly how many quarters do you have?

View Past Problems