1.5: Currency Exchange Assignment
1. Determine the equivalent for each exchange rate
Starting Currency
Amount
Canadian dollar
C$100
Euro
€100
Mexican Peso
MX$100
Japanese Yen
JP¥100
Us Dollar
US$100
British Pound
£100
Convert to
US dollars
Exchange rate
Amount
Canadian dollars
British pounds
Chinese yuan
Mexican pesos
Japanese yen
Euros
Chinese Yuan
CN¥100
2. Using the following exchange rates, calculate how much foreign currency you would receive for
$200.00 CAD.
a) $1.00 CAD is worth 1.72904 Brazilian reals
b) $1.00 CAD is worth 8.71137 Moroccan dirhams
c) $1.00 CAD is worth 7.72277 Ukrainian hryvinia
d) $1.00 CAD is worth 3.19889 Polish zloty
3. Pierre is going on a work exchange program in Europe. He can fly from Paris, France to Athens,
Greece, for €187. What would his flight cost in Canadian dollars?
4. The exchange rate for converting a Canadian dollar to the Swill franc (SFr) is 1.0542. How many
Swiss francs will you get for $400.00 CAD?
5. On a trip to Disney World, Florida, Jenna used her Visa on the following amounts:

Transportation
US $35.99

Breakfast
US $12.50

Lunch
US $8.96

Dinner
US $45.79

Park Tickets
US $150.00
When she gets home, how much will her Visa bill be in Canadian dollars?
6. Calculate the value in Canadian dollars of an item that costs $449.75 Singapore dollars.
C$1 = 0.75529 Singapore dollars.
7. Henry returns home to Whale Cove, Nunavut, after a trip to Europe. On his travels he purchased
a jacket for 125.98 Euros. Calculate the value of Henry`s jacket in Canadian dollars. Assume
that a euro is worth 1.3987 of a Canadian dollar.
8. The exchange rate between the South African rand and the Canadian dollar is 0.138469 (1 rand
equals $0.138469 CAD). What is the cost in Canadian dollars of an item priced at 639.00 rand?
Answers:
1a) $96.70 US b) $148.20 CAD c) 4.9 BP d) 7.3 CH Yuan e) $1276 MX f) 14855 JP Yen g) 10.2 Euros
2a) 345.81 BR
3) $277.13 CAD
b) 1742.27 Mor
4) 421.7 SFr
c)1544.5 Ukr d) 6039.8 Pol
5) $262.10 CAD
6) $595.47 CAD
7) $176.21
8) $88.48 CAD