Question

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.

Answer 1

The answer is D, comment for an explanation

Answer 2

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