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Your family is traveling to Mexico on vacation. You have saved $500 for spending money. If 269 Mexican pesos is equivalent to 25 United States dollars, how much money will you get when you exchange your $500 for pesos?

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(269)/(25) = (x)/(500)
now cross multiply to solve for x
and x=5380
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