A family from Hong Kong is visiting the United States. Their first stop is a bank, where the following exchange rate is posted: USD to HKD = 7.78. On this day, how many U.S. dollars will the family get for 10 of their Hong Kong dollars? Round to the nearest cent. @ganeshie8

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ganeshie8 · Answer

$\large  \dfrac{1~ USD}{7.78~ HKD}  =  1$

ganeshie8 · Answer

$10~ HKD    =    10~ HKD \times \large  \dfrac{1~ USD}{7.78~ HKD}    =    \dfrac{10}{7.78} USD  $

ganeshie8 · Answer

simplify

anonymous · Answer

answer is 1.29 :)

ganeshie8 · Answer

$\large \color{red}{\checkmark}$

ganeshie8 · Answer

you could also do this by setting up a proportion...