Roberto is going to visit his family in Mexico. He is bringing $500 US dollars. On the way over, he can exchange his US Dollars for Pesos. The exchange rate is $0.07 USD = 1 Peso. How much money will he have to spend in Mexico, according to their monetary system?
A. 35 Pesos
B. 700 Pesos
C. $0.0004 Pesos
D. $7142.86 Pesos

I got B as my answer, would that be correct?

Question

Roberto is going to visit his family in Mexico. He is bringing $500 US dollars. On the way over, he can exchange his US Dollars for Pesos. The exchange rate is $0.07 USD = 1 Peso. How much money will he have to spend in Mexico, according to their monetary system?
	A.	35 Pesos
	B.	700 Pesos
	C.	$0.0004 Pesos
	D.	$7142.86 Pesos

I got B as my answer, would that be correct?

directrix · Answer

.07/1 = 500/x where x is the number of pesos

.07x = 1*500

.07x = 500

x = 500/.07

x = ?
@katlin95

directrix · Answer

> I got B as my answer, would that be correct?
No. Try again.
@katlin95