Claudine traded U.S. dollars for Mexican pesos at an exchange rate of 1 U.S. dollar = 12.6577 Mexican pesos. She gave the exchanger a total of 2300 U.S. dollars and was charged a flat fee of 55 U.S. dollars. Approximately how many Mexican pesos does Claudine have?

A. 29,112.71
B. 177.36
C. 28,416.54
D. 181.71

Question

Claudine traded U.S. dollars for Mexican pesos at an exchange rate of 1 U.S. dollar = 12.6577 Mexican pesos. She gave the exchanger a total of 2300 U.S. dollars and was charged a flat fee of 55 U.S. dollars. Approximately how many Mexican pesos does Claudine have?

 		A.	29,112.71
 		B.	177.36
 		C.	28,416.54
 		D.	181.71

anonymous · Answer

C. 28,416.54
That is the answer because (2300-55)*12.6577= 28,416.54