Shaylee has 77 pennies. She will trade in the pennies to get nickels.

Which sentence is true about the number of nickels Shaylee will get?

A.

Shaylee will get 16 nickels. She will have no pennies leftover.

B.

Shaylee will get 15 nickels. She will have 5 pennies leftover.

C.

Shaylee will 14 nickels. She will have 7 pennies leftover.

D.

Shaylee will get 15 nickels. She will have 2 pennies leftover.

Question

Mathematics

Cuddles

10 November, 16:04

Shaylee has 77 pennies. She will trade in the pennies to get nickels.

Which sentence is true about the number of nickels Shaylee will get?

A.

Shaylee will get 16 nickels. She will have no pennies leftover.

B.

Shaylee will get 15 nickels. She will have 5 pennies leftover.

C.

Shaylee will 14 nickels. She will have 7 pennies leftover.

D.

Shaylee will get 15 nickels. She will have 2 pennies leftover.

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Answers (2)

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Jefferson Ferrell · Answer 1

0.77 / 0.05 = 15.4 ... so we know it is 15 nickels

15 * 0.05 = 0.75 ... 0.77 - 0.75 = 0.02 ... with 2 pennies left over

ur answer is : 15 nickels and 2 pennies left over

Elle Burch · Answer 2

The answer is D, comment for an explanation