Question

A jar contains 65 coins. 3/5 of the coins are pennies. What fraction of the coins are pennies, using 65 as the denominator?

Answer 1

3/5 is equal to .6 or 60%, so 60% of 65 ___ 65*0.6=39

Answer 2

`(39)/(65)`

Explanation:

Given,

Total number of coins = 65

Since,
`(3)/(5)` of the total coins are pennis,

So, the coins which are pennies =
`(3)/(5)* 65`

`=(3* 65)/(5)`

`=(195)/(5)`

`=39`

Hence, the fraction of the coins which are pennies

`=\frac{\text{Number of pennies}}{\text{Total coins}}`

`=(39)/(65)`