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==Problem== | ==Problem== | ||
| − | An American traveling in Italy wishes to exchange American money (dollars) for Italian money (lire). If 3000 lire = <dollar/>1.60, how much lire will the traveler receive in exchange for <dollar/>1.00? | + | An American traveling in Italy wishes to exchange American money (dollars) for Italian money (lire). If 3000 lire = <math><dollar/>1.60</math>, how much lire will the traveler receive in exchange for <math><dollar/>1.00</math>? |
<math>\text{(A)}\ 180 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 480 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 1800 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 1875 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 4875</math> | <math>\text{(A)}\ 180 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 480 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 1800 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 1875 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 4875</math> | ||
Revision as of 22:37, 9 November 2019
Problem
An American traveling in Italy wishes to exchange American money (dollars) for Italian money (lire). If 3000 lire = 
, how much lire will the traveler receive in exchange for 
?
Solution
, and the answer is 
See Also
| 1995 AJHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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