Problem
First name
Joshua Campbell
School
Thomas Deacon Academy
Country
Age
12
Sinead has 10 pockets and 44 one pound coins.
She wants to put all these pounds into her pockets so that each pocket contains a different number of coins.
Prove that this is impossible.
What is the minimum number of coins Sinead would need in order to be able to do this?
My solution is £1 in one pocket and £2 in anothe till you complete ten pockets.
Then You add up all the amounts of coins in each pocket and you get 55.
1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10=55