Bill has 180 coins. Of these coins, 1/12 are dimes. About how many dimes does he have?

I think I have to divide . 180 divided by 1/12 equals 15 dimes that he has. Is this correct?

1 answer

Your answer is correct. Your process is wrong.

180 * (1/12)

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