SOLUTION: Please help me solve this. It is a Mathematical Expression. Liam has z pennies. How many dollars does he have? Write an expression that models this situation.

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Question 552652: Please help me solve this. It is a Mathematical Expression. Liam has z pennies. How many dollars does he have? Write an expression that models this situation.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
100 pennies = 1 dollar

1 penny = 1/100 dollar

z pennies = z/100 dollars


So if he has z pennies, then he has z/100 dollars.


Ex: he has z = 300 pennies, so he has z/100 = 300/100 = 3 dollars.