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Question
If 175 billion French francs is equivalent to 35 billion United States dollars, which of the following expressions represents the number of United States dollars equivalent to francs?
Option A:
f-140
Option B:
5f
Option C:
7f
Option D:
f/5
Option E:
f/7
Difficulty Level
MediumSolution
Option D is the correct answer.
Option Analysis
Question is,
How many US dollars are equal in value to 1 French Franc?
Drop the term “Billion”
175f = 35d
f=(35/175)∗d
f=(1/5)∗d
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