SAT Ratios, rates, proportional relationships, and units Practice Question 11 (Easy)

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On a certain day, $1$ euro was worth $1.08$ U.S. dollars, and $1$ U.S. dollar was worth $155$ Japanese yen. At these rates, how many yen was $500$ euros worth?

$83{,}700$

$77{,}500$

$71{,}759$

$540$

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Answer: A

First convert euros to dollars: $500 \times 1.08 = 540$ dollars. Then convert dollars to yen: $540 \times 155 = 83{,}700$ yen.

Choice B skips the euro-to-dollar step and multiplies $500$ by $155$ directly.

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