Question

A foreign exchange student from Mexico would like to buy pastries for her host family. She

finds a special deal “6 pastries for $17.94,” that she would like to purchase for her family.
However, her host family consists of 4 people. If she wants to purchase 4 pastries for her
family members at that special rate, what would the cost be of these pastries in her currency
of Mexican Pesos? (Currency conversion rate is 1 U.S. Dollar = 19.265 Mexican Pesos).

Answer 1

$17.94/6=$2.99
$2.99*4=$11.96
$11.96*19.265= $230.41

Answer 2

11.96 USD = 230.41 MXN
11.96 MXN = .62 USD

Explanation:

6 pastries for 17.94 = 1 pastry for 2.99 = 4 pastry for 11.96
11.96 USD = 230.41 MXN
11.96 MXN = .62 USD