[5 Cent Coins

5 Cent Coins are currency items acquired from the red purse inside Sandy's locker. They are found alongside 1 Cent Coins and 10 Cent Coins inside the building near the old-school gas pump.

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5 Cent Coins are currency items used to solve the coin-slot puzzle in the Rival Room. You obtain them from the red purse inside Sandy's locker, and they are used alongside 1 Cent Coins and 10 Cent Coins to make each row and column of a six-slot grid add up to the target values shown around its edges. This guide covers where to find the coins and how to use them.

Where to Find [5 Cent Coins

The 5 Cent Coins are stored in the red purse inside Sandy's locker. The locker is the second one from the left on the right wall of the building near the old-school gas pump. The same purse also contains 1 Cent Coins and 10 Cent Coins, so picking it up gives you the full set of denominations you need for the coin puzzle.

How to Complete the Coin Puzzle

After collecting the coins, head to the top-right puzzle square. It contains six holes for your coins. Around the top and side of the slots are numbers showing the value each column and row must add up to once all coins are placed [src-0f3d11182e].

Because you only have denominations of 1, 5, and 10, there is exactly one arrangement that makes every row and column total correctly [src-0f3d11182e]. Place the coins according to the solution below.

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

1. Enter the building near the old-school gas pump.
2. Find the second locker from the left on the right wall — Sandy's locker.
3. Open the red purse inside and take the 5 Cent Coins along with the 1 Cent and 10 Cent Coins.
4. Go to the top-right puzzle square with the six coin slots.
5. Read the target totals along the top and side of the grid.
6. Fill the slots in this arrangement [src-0f3d11182e]:
   • First Row: 1 Cent, 5 Cent, 10 Cent
   • Second Row: 1 Cent, 10 Cent, 1 Cent
7. The puzzle square opens, and you can pick up the Playing Cards inside [src-0f3d11182e].

Tips

• The coin puzzle has only one valid solution given the 1, 5, and 10 denominations, so if your totals don't match the numbers around the grid, a coin is in the wrong slot [src-0f3d11182e].
• Don't skip the Playing Cards after solving the coin puzzle — they are needed for the clock puzzle in the bottom-left puzzle square, where each suit's hand must point to the value shown on the corresponding card [src-0f3d11182e].
• Collect all three coin denominations from the purse in one trip so you don't have to return to Sandy's locker mid-puzzle.

Rewards

Solving the coin-slot puzzle with your 5 Cent Coins opens the puzzle square and lets you collect the Playing Cards [src-0f3d11182e]. Those cards then provide the clock-hand settings for the next puzzle: the Heart hand moves to K, the Spade hand to 7, the Diamond hand to Q, and the Club hand to 3 [src-0f3d11182e].

Details

location

Sandy's locker, inside the red purse (located in the second locker from the left on the right wall of the building near the gas pump)

Sources

• Escape Academy The Rival Room Walkthrough
• Escape Academy It's Not Rocket Science Walkthrough