Question

A dime is 1.25 mm thick. How many meters high would a stack of dimes worth $50 be?

Answer 1

Okay, so if you know there are 500 dimes in $50 what do you think you have to do here?

Answer 2

\[1.25\times500\]

Answer 3

A meter is 3.281 ft tall.

Answer 4

Did you do that problem yet?

Answer 5

12inches is 304.8mm

Answer 6

Sorry if I'm making this turn into a long problem for you

Answer 7

\[1.25\times500=625\]

There is 2ft with .05 leftover.

Answer 8

So about 2/3 of a meter I believe. @ganeshie8 can explain this better. I think I may have mixed up a bit

Answer 9

How many meters high

Answer 10

question is asking to put the answer in "meters" only right ?

Answer 11

\(1.25\times500=625 mm = \frac{625}{1000} m\)