Question

Jimmy took a trip to Mexico when he leaving he decided to convert all of his Pesos back into dollars. He has 42.7 Pesos to exchange. 11.1 Pesos is equal to $5.30 in United States dollars.
How many dollars did he receive? Explain why your answer is correct.

Answer 1

If you would like to know how many dollars did Jimmy receive, you can calculate this using the following steps:

11.1 Pesos ... $5.30
42.7 Pesos ... $x = ?

11.1 * x = 5.30 * 42.7     /11.1
x = 5.30 * 42.7 / 11.1
x = $20.39

The correct result would be $20.39.