Brain Teasers

See if you can solve these (sort-of) real life problems.

You put a coin in a a bottle, then cork it. How do you get the coin out without breaking the bottle or taking out the cork?

You have two coins. Together, they make 55 cents. One of them is not a nickel. What are the two coins?

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Solution 1: Push the cork all the way into the bottle, then shake the coin out.

Solution 2: One of the coins is a half-dollar. The other is a nickel. (Remember that only one is not a nickel.)