Question

On October 23, 2011, one Chinese yuan was worth 0.16 U.S. dollars.(a) On that date, how many dollars was 170.22 yuan worth?Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a dollar.dollars(b) On that date, how many yuan was 23.39 dollars worth?Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a yuan.I need help with both of these math problems.

Answer 1

Given:

On October 23, 2011,

One Chinese yuan = 0.16 U.S. dollars.

Required:

(a)How many dollars was 170.22 yuan worth?

(b)How many yuan was 23.39 dollars worth?

Step-by-step explanation:

The conversion is given as follows:

(a) We have one Chinese yuan = 0.16 U.S. dollars.

Therefore, 170.22 yuan =

`170.22*0.16=27.24`

(b) Next, since we have, one Chinese yuan = 0.16 U.S. dollars.

Therefore,23.39 dollars =

`(23.39)/(0.16)=146.19`

Final Answer:

(a) 170.22 yuan = $ 27.24.

(b) 23.39 dollars =146.19 yuan.