§ 5101. Decimal system

§ 5101.

Decimal system

United States money is expressed in dollars, dimes or tenths, cents or hundreths,11  So in original. Probably should be “hundredths,”. So in original. Probably should be “hundredths,”. and mills or thousandths. A dime is a tenth of a dollar, a cent is a hundredth of a dollar, and a mill is a thousandth of a dollar.