Niall has half dollar mary has a tenth of a dollar and jack has a hundredth of a dollar if they combine their money do the 4 students have more or less than a dollar

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asked Oct 20, 2022 138k views

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Tim Gradwell · Answer 1 · 2022-10-26T19:50:02+0000

Answer: Students have less than a dollar.

Explanation:

Niall has $1/2

Mary has $1/10

Jack has $1/100

Add these up to see if they reach 1.

= 1/2 + 1/10 + 1/100

Convert to decimals by dividing the numerator by the denominator:

= 0.5 + 0.1 + 0.01

= $0.61

Students have less than a dollar.