What Is the Most Efficient Way to Stack Coins?

Imagine you have a bunch of coins, like quarters. If you just put one on top of another, they’re not going to last long, it’s like building a tower with blocks that can’t hold up. But if you tilt them so the sides touch each other, like the corners of squares touching in a pattern, they actually balance better! This is called coin stacking, and it helps make the stack more stable and efficient.

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  1. If you stack coins like dominoes, they’ll fall over easily
  2. Tilting the coins so their edges touch helps them balance better
  3. You can make a much taller tower by arranging the coins in a hexagon

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