Question

5. Your family decides to take a trip to the Philippines. You have saved up $150 for this trip and need to exchange your U.S dollars (USD) for Philippine Pesos (PHP). For every $1 (USD), you will receive $43.29 (PHP).
a. How many Philippine Pesos do you have when you convert all of your money?

b. On the way back home from the Philippines, your family has a layover in Taiwan. The currency in Taiwan is the New Taiwan Dollar (TWD). You have $2,522.50 (PHP) left, how much money do you have to spend in Taiwan if $1 (PHP) is worth $0.69 (TWD)?

c. You finally made it back to the United States, and you have $439.25 (TWD) remaining. You want to convert this back to U.S. dollars. How much money do you have left from your trip if $1 (USD) is $30.05 (TWD)?

Answer 1

Answer:

a.  $6493.5 PHP

b.  $1740.525 TWD

c.  $14.60 US

Step-by-step explanation:

a.

$1 US = 43.26 PHP

150 US = 150(43.26) = 6493.5 PHP

b.

1 PHP = .69 TWD

2522.5 PHP = 2522.5(.69) = 1740.525 TWD

c.

1 US = 30.05 TWD

          439.25 TWD = 439.25/30.05 = $14.60 US