Warm UpConvert the following measurements-
• 7. 5 decimal foot to meters
• 3.8 tons (imperial) to ounces
• 5 hours 32 minutes 7 seconds to SECONDS
• 54o F to Celsius
Why in the WORLD do I need to learn this?
THE REAL HUSTLE
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Examples 1 & 2A bank exchanges1 British Pound
(GBD) for 1.9 Australian dollars (AUD). Convert:
1 GBP =1.9 AUD
• 40 GBP to AUD
• 500 AUD to GBP
http://www.xe.com/currencytables/?from=USD&date=2013-09-10
Activity
• Get in groups of 2-3
• Fill in the charts and answer the questions about Mr. Dollabill’s trip around the world.
• When done complete the potential test questions
Warm Up-21) A currency exchange service exchanges 1
Chinese yuan to Indian rupees with a buy rate 6.7031 and sell rate 5.84231. Bob wishes to exchange 580 yuan for rupees.
• How much will he receive?
• If he immediately exchanges the rupees back to yuan, how many will he get?
• What is the resultant commission for the double transaction?
Find a partner!
We are going to the 702 COMPUTER LAB
You will find the CURRENT exchange rates for the US Dollar.
You will then research the history of the US dollar value, and graph.
Due at the end of the day for a QUIZ GRADE!
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