Question

Ellie buys a mobile phone in Spain for €352.50

Her brother Jack buys an identical phone in Japan for ¥39 856
Using exchange rates below
£1 =€ 1.41
£1 = ¥ 188
Work out in which country the mobile phones is cheaper and by how much in £

Answer 1

Japan

£38

Explanation:

convert €352.50 into pounds by dividing it by 1.41, giving £250. then you convert it into ¥ by timsing it by 188, giving ¥47,000. you then subtract ¥39856 from ¥47000 giving ¥7144. then you convert that into pounds by dividing it by 188 giving £38