Saniya was going shopping. She had 6 dollars, 4 dimes and 8 pennies in her pocket. Did she have enough money to buy a book that cost $6.60? Explain why or why not using your knowledge of decimals.

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Laci Estrada

20 December, 21:52

Saniya was going shopping. She had 6 dollars, 4 dimes and 8 pennies in her pocket. Did she have enough money to buy a book that cost $6.60? Explain why or why not using your knowledge of decimals.

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Faith Case · Answer 1

No

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's say that a dollar is a whole.

$1 = 1.00

Saniya has 6 dollars, so:

$6 = 6.00

A dime is one tenth of a dollar.

A dime = 10 cents =.10 = 0.1

Saniya has 4 dimes, so:

4 dimes = 0.4

A penny is one 'hundredth' of a dollar.

A penny = 1 cent = 0.01

Saniya has 8 pennies.

8 pennies = 0.08

Add what she has together:

6.00 + 0.4 + 0.08 = 6.48

Saniya has $6.48. She does not have enough to buy the book.

$6.48 ≠ $6.60