Question

While traveling to Europe, Phelan exchanged 250 US dollars for euros. He spent 150 euros on his trip. After returning to the United States he converts his money back to US dollars. How much of the original 250 US dollars does Phelan now have? Round to the nearest cent.

1 European euro = 1.3687 US dollars

Answer 1

Explanation:

44.70 us dollars

Answer 2

44.70 US dollars

Explanation:

Begin by converting the Euros to US dollars by dividing 250 by 1.3687

250/1.3687=182.655

Then subtract 150

182.655-150=32.655

Multiply by 1.3687 to convert back to US dollars

32.655x1.3687=44.70