You have 270 American dollars and received 3000 pesos. When you returned from Mexico, you had 100 pesos left. How many dollars will you receive when you exchange these 100 pesos?

To solve this problem we can use simple proportion If 270 − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − 3000 p esos x ---------------------------100 pesos (x m e an s t ha tw e d o n t kn o w h o w m u c h ) N o ww ecross m u lt i pl y in g t o g e tp ro p or t i o n x ∗ 3000 = 270 ∗ 100 N o ww e j u s tt oso l v ee q 3000 x = 27000 / : 3000 x = 27000 : 3000 x = 9 - its the result

Answered by macio06 | 2024-06-10

You will receive 9 dollars when you exchange the remaining 100 pesos. This is calculated by setting up a proportion based on the initial exchange rate. By cross-multiplying and solving, we find that 100 pesos is equivalent to 9 dollars.
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Answered by macio06 | 2024-10-12