A cashier gives one person a five dollar bill and 15 one dollar bills in exchange for a $20 bill. He gives a second person a $10 bill a five dollar bill and 51 dollar bills in exchange for a $20 bill. What characteristic of money does this illustrate?

Question

Divisibility uniformity durability portability

Answer 1

This situation illustrates the characteristic of divisibility of money. The cashier is able to give different combinations of bills (in this case, denominations of $1, $5, and $10) to make up the desired amount. This shows that money can easily be divided into smaller units to make transactions easier.