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The money used in Switzerland is called

the Franc. The exchange rate is $5 for 6
Francs. Find how many dollars you would
receive if you exchanged 18 Francs.

User Kbyrd
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x=$15
put them in form of fractions where
$5/6 francs = x(unknown $)/18 francs
then cross multiply numbers
6 times x = 6x
5(18)=90
divde both by 6
90/6=15
6x/6=x
x=15
furthermore to prove it 15/18 can be reduced to 5/6
The money used in Switzerland is called the Franc. The exchange rate is $5 for 6 Francs-example-1
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