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"Before traveling to Mexico, Leslie exchanged 248.75 USD (United States Dollars) to MXN (Mexican Pesos). While in Mexico, she spent 3000 MXN. When she returned to America, she exchanged her remaining MXN for USD. How many USD does she have left?

Given: 1 USD = 20.10 MXN

A) 119.25 USD
B) 99.50 USD
C) 50 USD
D) 20.10 USD
E) 1999.88 USD

Please select the correct answer to determine how many USD Leslie has left after her trip to Mexico."

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Final answer:

After converting USD to MXN and spending a part of it in Mexico, Leslie converts the remaining MXN back to USD and is left with $99.50.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is asking to determine how many USD Leslie has left after exchanging her money to MXN (Mexican Pesos), spending a portion in Mexico, and then exchanging what she has left back to USD. To solve this, we first need to calculate how much MXN Leslie got from $248.75 USD using the exchange rate of 1 USD = 20.10 MXN.

The amount in MXN will be $248.75 * 20.10 MXN/USD. After spending 3000 MXN, we subtract this amount from the total MXN she had. Finally, we convert the remaining MXN back into USD using the same exchange rate.

First step: $248.75 * 20.10 = 5000 MXN

After spending: 5000 MXN - 3000 MXN = 2000 MXN

Finally, converting back to USD: 2000 MXN / 20.10 MXN/USD = $99.50 USD

Therefore, Leslie is left with $99.50 USD after her trip to Mexico.

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