Question

16. A British television program shows homesthat are for sale. One home is listed ascosting 500,000 pounds, or $850,000. Theratio of pounds to dollars used in this TVprogram can be written in the form "1 poundx dollars." What is the value of x? Expressyour answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

X = $1.7
850,000/500,000