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?

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 2

0.07 dollars/1 peso = 500 dollars/x pesos

0.07/1 = 500/x

0.07x = 500*1

0.07x = 500

x = 500/0.07

x = ???

Answer 3

its D

Answer 4

better

Answer 5

so would that be my answer than?

Answer 6

yep

Answer 7

acyua;;y im sorry those are the wrong multiple choices

Answer 8

huh? how so

Answer 9

A. $35 USD/peso
B. $700 USD/ pesp
C. 0.07 USD/ peso
D. 0.0004 Pesos

Because I tried coping and pasting the question so I wouldnt have to type it all

Answer 10

ah ok

Answer 11

so I got B for this one

Answer 12

same problem?

Answer 13

yep

Answer 14

0.07 dollars = 1 peso

how much is $500 worth?

Answer 15

no lol sory

Answer 16

i was gonna say...

Answer 17

lol

Answer 18

ill rewrite the worded problem lol

Answer 19

ok

Answer 20

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 and got $7142.86. what is the exchange rate USD to pesos?

Answer 21

hmm it's like they flipped it around

Answer 22

ya lol

Answer 23

wait...did you mean "he can exchange his US Dollars for Pesos and got 7142.86 pesos" ?

Answer 24

yes but without the peso at the end

Answer 25

ok

Answer 26

you just need to first calculate 500/7142.86 to get


500/7142.86 = ??


and you'll need to round as well

Answer 27

okay so our answer would be C then correct?

Answer 28

yes, C. 0.07 USD/ peso

Answer 29

which was given in the last problem

Answer 30

yep! thanks

Answer 31

yw