Question

Jasmine is converting £200 to euros. The exchange rate is € 1 = 77p. How many euros will she get?

Answer 1

the answer is 259.74

Answer 2

259.74 euros

Explanation:

If the exchange rate is € 1 = 77p we can convert £200 to euros. We can say that 77p is 0.77 pounds. Therefore for 200 pounds we can calculate euros by mutltiplying pounds with 1 euro per 0.77 pounds:

`=200*(1/0.77)`

`=200/0.77=259.74`

Jasmine will get 259.74 euroes for 200 pounds