Time, Currency & Conversions (CIE IGCSE Maths: Extended)

A new model locomotive costs $64.

Calculate the cost of the locomotive in rupees when the exchange rate is 1 rupee = $0.0154.
Give your answer correct to the nearest 10 rupees.

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A tourist changes $500 to euros (€) when the exchange rate is €1 = $1.0697.
 
Calculate how many euros he receives.
 

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Marianne sells photos.
The selling price of each photo is $6.

Calculate the selling price of a photo in euros (€) when the exchange rate is
€1 = $1.091.
 

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The Muller family are on holiday in New Zealand.

They change some euros (€) and receive $1962 (New Zealand dollars).
The exchange rate is €1 = $1.635.

Calculate the number of euros they change.
 

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A dressmaker charges $35 or 2300 rupees to make a dress. 
 
Calculate the difference in price when the exchange rate is 1 rupee = $0.0153.
Give your answer in rupees.
 

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Ben goes on holiday to Hong Kong.

In Hong Kong, Ben sees a camera costing HK$3179.55
In London, an identical camera costs £285

The exchange rate is £1 = HK$12.30

Ben buys the camera in Hong Kong.

How much cheaper is the camera in Hong Kong than in London?

Margaret is on holiday in France.

She buys an English newspaper
The cost of the newspaper is 5 euros.
In England, the cost of the same newspaper is £2.50

The exchange rate is £1 = 1.16 euros.

Work out the difference between the cost of the newspaper in France and the cost of the newspaper in England.

Colin is on holiday in France.
He buys a wallet.
The wallet costs 31 euros.

In London a wallet costs £23.50

The exchange rate is £1 = 1.34 euros.

Compare the cost of the wallet in France with the cost of the wallet in London.

In the UK, petrol cost £1.24 per litre.
In the USA, petrol cost 3.15 dollars per US gallon.

1 US gallon = 3.79 litres
£1 = 1.47 dollars

Was petrol cheaper in the UK or in the USA?

Identical pairs of boots are sold in London, in Geneva and in Paris.

These boots have a price of

£115 in London
189 Swiss francs in Geneva
174 euros in Paris

The exchange rates are

£1 = 1.39 Swiss francs
£1 = 1.27 euros

Are the boots the best value for money in London or in Geneva or in Paris?
You must show how you get your answer.

In London, 1 litre of petrol costs 108.9p
In New York, 1 US gallon of petrol costs $2.83

1 US gallon = 3.785 litres
£1 = $1.46

In which city is petrol better value for money, London or New York?
You must show your working.

These are the opening times for a museum.

During opening hours the museum has 4 security guards working.
Each guard works a maximum of 30 hours each week.

Work out the smallest number of guards needed each week.

A chef buys some cheese from France.
200g of cheese costs 3.45 euros.
The exchange rate is $1 = 0.84 euros.

Work out the maximum mass of cheese the chef can buy with $150.
Give your answer in kilograms, correct to 1 decimal place.

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On holiday Maria paid 2.25 euros for a newspaper when the exchange rate was
$1 = 0.9416 euros.
At home Maria paid $1.13 for the newspaper.

Calculate the difference in price.
Give your answer in dollars, correct to the nearest cent. 
 

$ ..............................................

Three companies sell the same type of furniture.

The price of the furniture from Pooles of London is £1480
The price of the furniture from Jardins of Paris is €1980
The price of the furniture from Outways of New York is $2250

The exchange rates are

£1 = €1.34
£1 = $1.52

Which company sells this furniture at the lowest price?
You must show how you get your answer.

Asif is going on holiday to Turkey.

The exchange rate is £1 = 3.5601 lira.

Asif changes £550 to lira.

Work out how many lira he should get.
Give your answer to the nearest lira.

Asif sees a pair of shoes in Turkey.
The shoes cost 210 lira.

Asif does not have a calculator.
He uses £2 = 7 lira to work out the approximate cost of the shoes in pounds.

Use £2 = 7 lira to show that the approximate cost of the shoes is £60.

Is using £2 = 7 lira instead of using £1 = 3.5601 lira a sensible start to Asif's method to work out the cost of the shoes in pounds?

You must give a reason for your answer.

Astrid wants to buy some oil.
She can buy the oil from either Dane Oil or Arctic Oil.

Here is information about the price that each company will charge Astrid.

Dane Oil	Arctic Oil

Astrid wants to get the better value for money for the oil.

From which company should she buy her oil, Dane Oil or Arctic Oil?
You must show your working.