Question

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

Answer 1

The answer is 0.625 because 1 mm=0.001 meter.
Steps:
10x50=500
500x1.25=625
Convert from mm to meters.

Answer 2

The stack is 6.25m high.

Explanation:

A dime is a 10 cent coin.

100 cents make $1.

5000 cents will make $50.

It is given 1 dime is 1.25 mm thick

Thickness of 5000 dimes =1.25 x5000 = 6250 mm

1000 mm = 1m

6250 mm = 6.25m

The stack is 6.25m high.