one nickel is 39/500 inch thick. fifteen nickels are stacked vertically how many inches tall is the stack? give your answer as a decimal
The vertical height of the stack in inches is:
1.17 inches.
The thickness of one nickel is: 39/500 inch.
Now, it is given that we stack (39/500)(15) = 585/500 = 1 85/500 = 1 17/100 = 1.17 inches fifteen nickels vertically.
This means that the total vertical length will be:
Thickness of one nickel×Number of nickels stacked.
i.e.
(39/500)(15) =585/500=1.17 inches