a dime is 1/2 in wide. If you put 5 dimes end to end. How long would they be from beginning to end?

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Answer 1

Putting dimes 'end-to-end' means putting them side by side so that diameters through each dime form a straight line.

Each diameter is said to be ½ inch, so the length of the string of dimes it 5 times one half, or 2.5 inches.

 

When you read a word problem, try to 'act it out' If you don't have 5 dimes, try 5 pennies, just to visualize the situation.

Read first, think second, and if necessary repeat these two steps. Visualizing, or making a drawing, is usually helpful.