Money bags

23rd June 2000, 1:00am
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Money bags

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AGE 8-10

Ram divided 15 pennies among 4 bags.

He could then pay any sum of money, from 1p to 15p, without opening any bag.

How many pennie did Ram put in each bag?

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Ram put 1p, 2p, 4p and 8p in the four bags. Any sum from 1p to 15p can be made with these amounts


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