Question

If 1 Mexican peso equals 7.1492 Japanese yen, then 1 Japanese yen equals approximately how many Mexican pesos?

Answer 1

Solution: We are given:

1 Mexican Peso = 7.1492 Japanese Yen ------------ equation 1

We have to find how many Mexican Pesos are equal to 1 Japanese Yen.

Divide both sides of equation by 7.1492 and multiply both sides by 1, we have:

$\frac{1 \times 1}{7.1492}$ Mexican Peso $=\frac{7.1492 \times 1}{7.1492}$ Japanese Yen

$0.1399$ Mexican Peso $= 1$ Japanese Yen

Therefore, 1 Japanese Yen is approximately equal to 0.1399 Mexican Peso