Problema Solution
You lose one quarter, two dimes, and two nickels.
a. Write the amount as a decimal.
b. Write the amount as a fraction in simplest form.
Answer provided by our tutors
a loss is negative
-0.25 - 2(0.10) -2 (0.05) = 0.55
55 cents was lost
55/100 = 11/20
a. -0.55
b. -11/20