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what are the divisions of the dollart and names used to them inside USA

2007-02-18 04:40:22 · 2 answers · asked by hamoody 1 in Social Science Economics

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A dollar is 100 cents

a penny is 1 cent
a nickel is 5 cents
a dime is 10 cents
a quarter is 25 cents
a half dollar or 50 cent piece (fairly uncommon) is 50 cents

2007-02-18 04:48:20 · answer #1 · answered by cato___ 7 · 0 0

1/100th of a dollar is called a cent. As in "one percent" -- 100 cents to a dollar.

OK,

a 1 cent coin is often called a penny
5 cent coin is called a nickel
10 cent coin is called a dime
25 cent coin is called a quarter
50 cent coin is called a half-dollar.
There is also a 1 Dollar coin. That's it for coins.

Among paper currency:
1 dollar bill
5 dollar bill
10 dollar bill
20 dollar bill
50 dollar bill
100 dollar bill.

2007-02-18 04:50:28 · answer #2 · answered by KevinStud99 6 · 0 0

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