You are waiting for a bus. After some time, you became bored and decided to examine your pockets. In your left pocket you found one 10 cent coin and two 20 cent coins; in your right pocket you found one 10 cent coin and five 50 cent coins. You decided to play a game: to take out two coins from the left pocket and one coin from the right pocket. Which sum (of denominations of three coins) you expect the most?

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You are waiting for a bus. After some time, you became bored and decided to examine your pockets. In your left pocket you found one 10 cent coin and two 20 cent coins; in your right pocket you found one 10 cent coin and five 50 cent coins. You decided to play a game: to take out two coins from the left pocket and one coin from the right pocket. Which sum (of denominations of three coins) you expect the most? 

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