What fraction of a dollar is a dime?
1/10
Transcript: A dime is 1/10 of a dollar because you need ten of them to equal the 100 cents that make up a dollar.
What fraction of a dollar is each coin?
Audio:
| Name of Coin | Value | “Fraction of a Dollar” |
|---|---|---|
| penny | $0.01 | 1/100 |
| nickel | $0.05 | 5/100 |
| dime | $0.10 | 10/100 |
| quarter | $0.25 | 25/100 |
How much is $1 in dimes?
Ten dimes make a dollar. One dime can be written 10¢ or $0.10.
How many is 6 dimes?
60 pennies
6 dimes is 60 pennies, so 6 dimes and 3 pennies is 63 pennies, which is \frac{63}{100} = 0.63 of a dollar.
What fraction of a dollar is 6 dimes and 3 pennies?
6 dimes is 60 pennies, so 6 dimes and 3 pennies is 63 pennies, which is \frac{63}{100} = 0.63 of a dollar.
What fraction of the coins are dimes?
So there are 40 total coins in the piggy bank. It is appropriate to record the fraction of dimes as \frac{5}{40} without “reducing” it, but students can also write it as \frac{1}{8}….Solution.
| denomination | number of coins | value of coins in cents |
|---|---|---|
| nickel | 5 | 5 \times 5 = 25 |
| dime | 5 | 5 \times 10 = 50 |
| quarter | 8 | 8 \times 25 = 200 |
How many cents is 5 dimes?
Counting Money
| A | B |
|---|---|
| 5 pennies + 1 nickel = | 10 cents |
| 4 dimes = | 40 cents |
| 5 nickels = | 25 cents |
| 3 quarters = | 75 cents |
How much dollars is 2 dimes?
‘ Since one dime is worth 10 cents, 2 dimes are worth 20 cents.
How many nickels is 6 dimes?
12 nickels equals 6 dimes, once 12 nickels divided by 2 equals 6.