American money and measurement Chapter 7

Penny (informal name of American cent) 

 The United States one-cent coin, often called a penny, is a 


unit of currency equaling one-hundredth of a United States 

dollar (Lincoln)

Nickel American usage, is a five-cent coin (Jefferson)

Dime U.S. usage, is a ten-cent coin, one tenth of a United 

States dollar, labeled formally as "one dime (Roosevelt)

1 foot = 12 inches = 30.48 centimeters 
 

1 pound = 453.592 grams