Question

Before leaving to visit Mexico, levant traded 270 American dollars and received 3000 Mexican pesos. when he returned from Mexico, he had 100 pesos left. how much will he receive when he exchanges these pesos for dollars?

Explain why that is your answer.

Answer 1

He will get $9 back.

Explanation:

First of all you divide 3000/270=11.11111...

Then divide 100/11.11111...=$9

Written: First, you divide 3000 by 270 and you get 11.1 repeating, then you divide 100 by 11.1 repeating and get 9 which is the number of dollars he will get by exchanging the 100 pesos.

Answer 2

9 dollars

Explanation:

One of the ways we can solve this is seeing what fraction of the money he had, did he spend.

If he had 100 pesos left out of 300, he only has 1/30 left.

1/30 of the USD he has is 9 dollars.