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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

Medium

Solution

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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