Question

In France, grapes are 1.92 euros per kilogram. What is the cost of grapes, in dollars per pound, if the exchange rate is 1.10 dollars/euro?

Answer 1

The cost of grapes in France is 1.92 euros per kilogram. The following conversions are used to convert it into dollars per pound:

1 euro=1.10 dollar

1 kg=2.20562 pound

Thus, the conversion factor used will be:

`((1.10 dollar)/(1 euro))((1 kg)/(2.20462 pound))`

Thus, cost of grapes after conversion will be:

`Cost=1.92 euro/kg((1.10 dollar)/(1 euro))((1 kg)/(2.20462 pound))=0.958 dollar/pound`

Therefore, the cost of graphs will be 0.958 dollar/pound