Question

Sia bought a toy of Two Hundred Fifteen and Five-Tenths dollars. The amount( in dollars) she paid to the shopkeeper is

• A. $215.5$
• B. $2155$
• C. $21510$
• D. $215.10$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $215.5$

Let's make the place value table for the amount told:
Two Hundred Fifteen and Five Tenths

From place value table,
$\Rightarrow$ Hundreds $=2$
Place value $=2\times 100=200$

$\Rightarrow$ Ten $=1$
Place value $=1\times 10=10$

$\Rightarrow$ Ones $=5$
Place value $=5\times 1=5$

$\Rightarrow$ Tenths $=5$
Place value $=5\times \frac{1}{10}$
$=0.5$
$\therefore$ Amount paid $=200+10+5+0.5$
$=\$215.5$

So, from the place value table, we get that the amount to be paid is $\$215.5$.