Geometry Word Problem Help

Question

In December 2004, the exchange rate of Mexican pesos to American dollars was 9.52 to 1. You paid 450 pesos for a jacket. Use the following model to find the price of the jacket in dollars. Pice in pesos 9.52 pesos ______________ = _____________ Price in dollars 1 dollar Please explain I have to show work

Answer 1

1 dollar = 9.52 pesos

 

You paid 450 pesos

 

Divide 450 pesos by (9.52 pesos/1 $) will give you the correct amount and it will be in dollars because to divide by a number you multiply by its reciprocal:

 

450 pesos • $1/9.52 pesos ⇐ See how the pesos (word for units) cancel?