A pence is a unit of currency that is 1 / 100 of one British pound. One British pound is worth about $1.30 US. About how much is one pence worth in US currency? A. $0.013 B. $0.026 C. $0.0130 D. $0.0260
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Step 1
: First, we need to find out how much 1 British pound is worth in US dollars.

1 British pound=$1.301~\text{British pound} = \$1.30
According to the problem, 1 British pound is approximately $1.30 US.

Step 2
: Since there are 100 pence in a British pound, we can find the value of one pence in US dollars by dividing $1.30 by 100.

1 pence=$1.30100=$0.0131~\text{pence} = \frac{\$1.30}{100} = \$0.013

Final Answer

One pence is worth approximately $\boxed{0.013}$ US dollars, which corresponds to answer choice C.