Question

Allison converted 50 US dollars to 290 Argentine pesos. If she converts another 80

US dollars to Argentine pesos, how many pesos would she get for 80 US dollars?
( A) 1.6
B) 5.8
464
D) 580

Answer 1

Using the exchange rate from the initial conversion of 50 US dollars to 290 Argentine pesos, which is 5.8 pesos per dollar, Allison would receive 464 Argentine pesos for 80 US dollars.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question is asking how many Argentine pesos they would receive for converting 80 US dollars, given a previous exchange where 50 US dollars were converted to 290 Argentine pesos. First, we establish the exchange rate from the initial transaction, which is 290 pesos for 50 US dollars.

The exchange rate can be calculated as follows:

1. Divide the total amount of pesos received (290) by the amount of US dollars exchanged (50).
2. This gives us 290 / 50 = 5.8, meaning for every 1 US dollar, Allison gets 5.8 Argentine pesos.
3. To find out how many pesos Allison will get for 80 US dollars, we multiply the amount of dollars (80) by the exchange rate (5.8).
4. The calculation is 80 * 5.8, which equals 464 Argentine pesos.

Therefore, Allison would receive 464 Argentine pesos for her 80 US dollars.

Answer 2

464 pesos

Step-by-step explanation:

290 / 50 = 5.8

5.8 X 80 = 464