Question

Emily took 300 US dollars to the bank to exchange it for Canadian dollars. The exchange rate on that day was 1.25 Canadian dollars per one US dollar. How many Ganadian dollars did she receive for 300 US dollars?

Answer 1

Emily wanted to exchange her 300 US Dollars for Canadian Dollars.

The exchange rate for it was 1.25 Canadian Dollars for 1 US Dollar.

This means that 1 US Dollar = 1.25 Canadian Dollars.

So if we were to follow this pattern,

2 US Dollars = 2 × 1.25 = 2.5 Canadian Dollars

3 US Dollars = 3 × 1.25 = 3.75 Canadian Dollars

4 US Dollars = 4 × 1.25 = 5 Canadian Dollars

So for 300 US Dollars, we'll need to multiply 300 by 1.25.

300 US Dollars = 300 × 1.25 = 375 Canadian Dollars.

Hope it helps. :)