I am working on 5th grade math...can you help with the following question?
In a roll of 50 dimes, 8 were minted before 1983. What percent of the dimes in the roll were minted before 1983?
Thank you!
You're welcome.
Divide:
8 / 50 = 0.16 = 16%
you make the 50 into 100 and the 8 turns into 16 so yeah 0.16 or 16/100 or 16%
Of course! To find the percentage of dimes minted before 1983, you can follow these steps:
Step 1: Find the total number of dimes minted before 1983.
In this case, it is given that 8 dimes were minted before 1983.
Step 2: Find the total number of dimes in the roll.
In this case, it is given that there are 50 dimes in total.
Step 3: Divide the number of dimes minted before 1983 by the total number of dimes, and multiply by 100 to find the percentage.
Using the numbers from the question: (8 / 50) * 100 = 16
So, 16% of the dimes in the roll were minted before 1983.