Question

A storm in Sydney, Australia, caused $\$30 million in damage. That estimate was in Australian dollars. At that time, 1.5 Australian dollars were worth 1 American dollar. Determine the number of American dollars of damage the storm caused.

Answer 1

(30*10^6 AUD)*(1 USD/(1.5 AUD)) = 20*10^6 USD

The storm caused damage the equivalent of $20 million US.

Answer 2

$1.5= 1 US dollar
30 million divided by 1.5=

20

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