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Try It Out -- Chapter 9, Lesson 5


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Jim-Bo is given $200.00 U.S. to spend during his summer vacation in Canada. Each U.S. dollar is worth $1.33 Canadian. He thought that the total value for exchanging his money from U.S. dollars to Canadian dollars would be $270.00 Canadian. Order the steps Jim-Bo takes to determine if the solution is reasonable.

a.
$200.00 U.S. dollars is about $266.00 Canadian dollars.
b.
$265.00 in Canadian dollars seems reasonable.
c.
He knows that for every U.S. dollar he receives an additional $0.33 in Canadian dollars. So each $100.00 U.S. dollars is worth about $133.00 Canadian dollars.
 

 1. 
What is his first step?
 

 2. 
What is his second step?
 

 3. 
What is his final step?
 
 
Jim-Bo decides to buy a DVD for $25.00 Canadian. He wants to know what it would be worth in U.S. dollars. Each Canadian dollar is worth $0.76 U.S. Order the steps Jim-Bo takes to determine if the solution is reasonable.

a.
$0.76 is close to the fraction 3/4.
b.
So, 3/4 of $25.00 = $18.75.
c.
Half of $25.00 is $12.50. Half of  $12.50 is $6.25.
 

 4. 
What is his first step?
 

 5. 
What is his second step?
 

 6. 
What is his final step?
 
 
After his summer vacation, Jim-Bo had $8.00 Canadian left over. He went to the bank to change his money back into U.S. dollars. Each U.S. dollar is worth $1.33 Canadian.  Order the steps Jim-Bo takes to determine if the solution is reasonable.

a.
Half of $8.00 is $4.00. Half of  $4.00 is $2.00.
b.
He knows that for every Canadian dollar he receives $0.76 U.S. dollars. $0.76 is close to the fraction 3/4.
c.
So, 3/4 of $8.00 = $6.00.
d.
$6.00 is reasonable.
 

 7. 
What is his first step?
 

 8. 
What is his second step?
 

 9. 
What is his third step?
 

 10. 
What is his final step?
 



 
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