CLASS 10
THE BALL POEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A small amount of money
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A gold coin
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Lot of money
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A useless coin
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dime is a 10-cent coin. This term came from the Latin word “decimus”. The word dime means one-tenth. The diameter of the coin is 0.705 inches, and the thickness is 0.053 inches.
Detailed explanation-2: -Different Ways to Make a Dollar Can you make a dollar using only one type of coin? Answer: 100 pennies, 20 nickels, 10 dimes, or 4 quarters; each = 1 dollar.
Detailed explanation-3: -The dime is the United States’ 10-cent coin. The person on the obverse (heads) of the dime is Franklin D.
Detailed explanation-4: -The word dime comes from the Old French disme (Modern French dîme), meaning “tithe” or “tenth part", from the Latin decima [pars]. The dime is currently the only United States coin in general circulation that is not denominated in terms of dollars or cents. As of 2011, the dime cost 5.65 cents to produce.