Name: ___________________________
Date: __________________
Working with Money ASSIGNMENT #4
MAE20S
Mrs. Graham Converting Currencies
1. Determine the equivalent for each exchange.
Starting
Currency
Amount
Convert to
Canadian dollars
C$300
US dollars
Euros
€689
Canadian dollars
Mexican pesos
MX$35
British pounds
Swedish Krona
SEK200
Jamaican dollars
US dollars
US$50
Mexican pesos
British pounds
£540
Swedish Krona
Jamaican dollars
JMD$700
Euros
Exchange
Rate
Amount
2. Sebastian is on a school trip to Spain. He likes a sweater and is
wondering if a sweater priced at €45 is reasonable compared to a similar
sweater he got back home in Dauphin, Manitoba for $30.
a) How much is €45 is Canadian dollars?
b) Would you buy the sweater? Why or why not?
3. Amanda is travelling to Haiti to help build a health care clinic. She is taking
$500 Canadian to exchange for Haitian gourdes. How much is C$500
worth in Haitian gourdes (HTG) if C$1 = 37.5858 HTG?
4. On a trip to North Dakota last summer Tara spent the following amounts.
Express each price in Canadian dollars.
a) Breakfast: US$12.82
b) Dinner: US$75.88
c) Transportation: US$642.25
d) Shopping: US$120.79
5. Thom is comparing the price of books online. At a Canadian store, one
book costs C$20.49. At an American store, the same book costs
US$18.95.
a) How much does the book at the American store cost in Canadian dollars?
b) Which book costs less?
c) How much less is it?