The sunglasses cost €70 The exchange rate is €1 = £0.895 Emad says, “The sunglasses cost less than £60" b) Using a suitable approximation, show that Emad is wrong.

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Font Squirrel asked Jun 7, 2022

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The sunglasses cost €70

The exchange rate is €1 = £0.895
Emad says, “The sunglasses cost less than £60"
b) Using a suitable approximation, show that Emad is wrong.

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Answer:

70 * 0.895 = 62.65

1 0.895

70 x

-Cross-multiply

(70 * 0.895)/(1) = 62.65

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