Traveling in France, Miguel exchanged 12 U.S. dollars for 82.8 francs. A few days later, he exchanged 25 U.S. dollars for francs and got the same exchange rate. How many francs did Miguel receive? Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

$1 = 82.8/12 francs

so he has 12 + 25 or $37
$37 = 37(82.8/12) francs = appr 255.3 francs

Time to update that ancient texbook your school is using.
France has been using the Euro since 1999