Question

Preparing for a visit to London, a New York resident exchanged 3,500

U.S. dollars for British pounds. (A pound is the basic monetary unit of
Great Britain.) If the exchange rate was 125 U.S. dollars for $1 British
pounds, how many British pounds did the traveler receive?

Answer 1

3,500 U.S Dollars = 2072.72 British Pounds

Answer 2

It's 28 pounds. 3,500/125 = 28 pounds.