Question

Therese is in Italy and has dinner with her friends. Her meal cost her 43 Euros (€). The conversion rate is 1€ = $1.14 How much did Therese pay for her

meal in dollars?
Therese paid

Answer 1

49.02

Explanation:

Ok, so this is a conversion problem and it wants you to get 45 euros to whatever amount of dollars that equals. So first, you need to get the conversion rate.

1 euro/1.14 dollars

Now, plug in the 43 Euros to the front of the conversion rate

43 euros (1 euro/1.14 dollars)

You want what you start with on the bottom of the conversion factor, so switch the rate around

43 euros (1.14 dollars/1 euro)

Then, multiply what is on top, then divide by what is on the bottom.

49.02 dollars/1=49.02 dollars

The euros go away because they cancelled out.