SOLUTION: If 1.0000 US Dollars is equivalent to 0.008626 Japanese Yen. Use a proportion to convert 250 US dollars to the equivalent amount of Japanese Yen currency.

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Question 270007: If 1.0000 US Dollars is equivalent to 0.008626 Japanese Yen. Use a proportion to convert 250 US dollars to the equivalent amount of Japanese Yen currency.
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, stanbon:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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1dollar/.08626yen = 250 dollars/x yen
Multiply both sides by .08626x
x+=+.08626%2A250
x+=+21.565
$250 US = 21.565 yen

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 1.0000 US Dollars is equivalent to 0.008626 Japanese Yen. Use a proportion to convert 250 US dollars to the equivalent amount of Japanese Yen currency.
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x/250 = 0.008626/1
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Cross-multiply to get:
x = 2.1565 Yen
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Cheers,
Stan H.