Question

Sam has been collecting pennies all year long.He has collected 700 pennies.His younger brother started collecting pennies also.He has 1/10 as many pennies as Sam. How many pennies has Sam’s younger brother collected?

Answer 1

70 pennies

Explanation:

Sam: 700 pennies

Brother: x pennies

We know his brother has 1/10 of the pennies that Sam has.

700 • 1/10 = 70

Sam's brother has 70 pennies.