The mint currently makes million pennies a day. How many pennies does the mint make per year?
A) 3840 billion pennies
B) 5340 billion pennies
C) 5325 billion pennies
D) 5475 billion pennies
E) 3975 billion pennies

Question

The mint currently makes million pennies a day. How many pennies does the mint make per year? ​
A) 3840 billion pennies
B) 5340 billion pennies
C) 5325 billion pennies
D) 5475 billion pennies
E) 3975 billion pennies

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The mint makes 1 million pennies per day. There are 365 days in a year, so the mint makes 365 million pennies per year. Converting this to billions: 365 million = 0.365 billion. Therefore, the correct answer is 5475 billion pennies per year.

The Mint Currently Makes Million Pennies a Day