Question

Priya family exchangers 125 dollers for 4,250 pesos. Priya bought a sweater for 340 pesos how many dollers did the sweater cost

Answer 1

The sweater costs 10 dollars.

Explanation:

We can use proportion to solve this:

`(125 \: dollars)/(4250 \: pesos) = (x)/(340 \: pesos) \\ \\ (4250x)/(4250) = (42500)/(4250) \\ \\ x = 10 \\ x = 10 \: dollars`