Question

A/1 * B/C =D

You find yourself with 4 guilders (a gold coin) but you are planning on taking a trip to a country where the local currency is the florin.
The current exchange rate is 1.5 guilders for every 2.4 florins.
Using the above exchange rate, how many florins can you exchange your 4 guilders for?
Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a florin (1 decimal place).
(Hints: Treat the exchange rate as a conversion factor. Assume no service charge for the transaction)

Your answer
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Answer 1

Exchange rate is 1.5 guilders for every 2.4 florins

The conversion factor will be

1.5 guilders / 2.4 florins = 2.4 florins / 1.5 guilders = 1

so if we wish to convert 4 guilders to florins we will use following conversion factor

2.4 florins / 1.5 guilders = B / C

D = 4guilders X 2.4 florins / 1.5 guilders = 6.4 florins