Question

Michael has 567 pennies, Jorge has 464 pennies, and Jamie has 661 pennies. If the pennies are shared equally by the 3 boys and 33 of their classmates, how much money will each classmate receive? ( please show me the steps)

Answer 1

By adding the total number of pennies owned by the three boys and dividing by the total number of classmates, we find that each classmate will receive $0.47.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how much money each classmate will receive, we must first calculate the total number of pennies all three boys have, then divide that number by the total number of people sharing the pennies, which is 3 boys plus 33 classmates, making it 36 people in total.

Calculation Steps:

1. Calculate the total number of pennies: Michael's 567 pennies + Jorge's 464 pennies + Jamie's 661 pennies = 1692 pennies.
2. Divide the total number of pennies by the number of classmates: 1692 pennies ÷ 36 people = 47 pennies per person.
3. Since there are four quarters in a dollar and each quarter is worth 25 pennies, we can convert pennies into dollars and cents: 47 pennies is equal to $0.47.

Thus, each classmate (including Michael, Jorge, and Jamie) will receive $0.47.

Answer 2

Everybody, including the three boys, will get 47 pennies.

Step-by-step explanation:

First, you add the number of pennies each of the boys has, 567+464+661 = 1,692. Then you take the 1,692 and divide it by 36 to get 47. You divide by 36 because the pennies are getting shared by the 3 boys and 33 classmates, which comes out to be 36 classmates in total.