Question

The exchange rate is 156 pesos for 1 US dollar. It costs 10,218 pesos to check an extra piece of luggage on the plane. You have $65 US dollars. Which of the scenarios below best reflects your ability to check your extra piece of luggage?
A. Whew! You have just enough!

B. Oh no, you will have to leave your extra piece of luggage behind!

C. You have enough to check your extra piece of luggage and buy a coffee for the flight.

D. If you can scramble to find some spare change in your pocket, you can check your extra piece of luggage.

Answer 1

Because 156 pesos is 1 USD, divide the total cost (10,218) by the exchange rate (156). So, 10,218 / 156 = 65.5, which means 10,218 pesos is equal to $65.5.

If this were a problem where you needed to change USD into Pesos, you would take the amount of USD and multiply it by 156 to find out how many pesos you have.

Your answer would be D.