Question

Gary is looking over his receipts from his trip to Europe. When he was in Germany, he exchanged US dollars for euros at a rate of 1:0.7716, and when he was in Poland, he exchanged euros for Polish zloty at a rate of 1:4.0518. To four decimal places, what was the exchange rate of US dollars to Polish zloty?
a.
1:0.3199
b.
1:3.1264
c.
1:4.8234
d.
1:5.2512


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

B

1 USD = 0.7716 EUR and 1 EUR = 4.0518 PLN, so 1 USD = 0.7716 × 4.0518 = 3.12636888 ≈ 3.1264 PLN.