A 1965 U.S. half dollar contains 2/5 ounce of silver. How many ounces of silver do 100 of those coins contain?
(2/5) * 100 = ?
To find out how many ounces of silver 100 1965 U.S. half dollars contain, we first need to determine how much silver is in one coin and then multiply that by the number of coins.
Given that a 1965 U.S. half dollar contains 2/5 ounce of silver, we can establish the following calculation:
Silver in one coin = 2/5 ounce
Number of coins = 100
To calculate the total amount of silver in 100 coins, we multiply the silver content per coin by the number of coins:
Total ounces of silver = (2/5 ounce) * 100 coins
Now, to perform the calculation:
Total ounces of silver = (2/5) * 100 = 40
Therefore, 100 of these 1965 U.S. half dollars will contain 40 ounces of silver.