Exchange Rates – Non-Calculator – Demonstration

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 In The Land of the Pirates,
1 diamond is worth 4 gold coins.

You can exchange:

diamonds to coins
&
coins to diamonds.
 In The Land of the Pirates,
1 diamond is worth 4 gold coins.

You can exchange:

diamonds to coins
&
coins to diamonds.

Use this exchange rate to calculate Use this exchange rate to calculate
how many gold coins you get for… how many diamonds you get for…

8 gold coins × 16 4 diamonds

12 gold coins × 20 5 diamonds

10 gold coins
Multiply the quantity of diamonds × 6the quantity of1.5
Divide diamonds
coins
by 4. by 4.
What is the calculation you used? What is the calculation you used?
 The exchange rate between ×4
diamonds and coins is:

1D = 4C

To convert diamonds to coins, we multiply by 4.

To convert coins to diamonds, we divide by 4.
÷4
This is the exchange rate between
Use the exchange rate to calculate:
British Pounds and Brazilian Real.

×5 £2 = R10 R15 = £3
£5 = R25 R55 = £11
£1 R5 £2.50 = R12.50 R12 = £2.40

÷5 £4.50 = R22.50 R24 = £4.80

DEMO Exchange Rates
Mark wants to exchange
£25 into Australian Dollars.

The exchange rate is

×2

£1 = $2
÷2
How many Australian Dollars does he get?

25 × 2 = 50

$ 50
DEMO Exchange Rates
Todd wants to exchange
£15 into Chinese Yuan.

The exchange rate is

×8

£1 = ¥8
÷8
How many Chinese Yuan does he get?

15 × 8 = 120

¥ 120
DEMO Exchange Rates
Ann wants to exchange
£20 into Indian Rupees.

The exchange rate is

× 105

£1 = ₹105
÷ 105
How many Indian Rupees does she get?

20 × 105 = 2100

₹ 2100
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Todd wants to exchange Niko wants to exchange
£15 into Chinese Yuan. £23 into Chinese Yuan.

The exchange rate is

×8

£1 = ¥8
÷8
How many Chinese Yuan does he get? How many Chinese Yuan does he get?

15 × 8 = 120 23 × 8 = 120

¥ 120 ¥ 184
DEMO Exchange Rates YOUR TURN
Ann wants to exchange Jayoti wants to exchange
£20 into Indian Rupees. £15 into Indian Rupees.

The exchange rate is

× 105

£1 = ₹105
÷ 105
How many Indian Rupees does she get? How many Indian Rupees does she get?

20 × 105 = 2100 15 × 105 = 1575

₹ 2100 ₹ 1575
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Toby wants to exchange
$60 Australian Dollars into British Pounds .

The exchange rate is

×2

£1 = $2
÷2
How many British Pounds does he get?

60 ÷ 2 = 30

£ 30
DEMO Exchange Rates
Mark wants to exchange
$45 Australian Dollars into British Pounds .

The exchange rate is

×2

£1 = $2
÷2
How many British Pounds does he get?

55 ÷ 2 = 22.5

£ 22.50
DEMO Exchange Rates
Kim wants to exchange
¥40 Chinese Yuan into British Pounds .

The exchange rate is

×8

£1 = ¥8
÷8
How many British Pounds does she get?

40 ÷ 8 = 5

£5
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Mark wants to exchange Jan wants to exchange
$45 Australian Dollars into British Pounds . $105 Australian Dollars into British Pounds .

The exchange rate is

×2

£1 = $2
÷2
How many British Pounds does he get? How many British Pounds does she get?

55 ÷ 2 = 22.5 105 ÷ 2 = 52.5

£ 22.50 £ 52.50
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Kim wants to exchange Max wants to exchange
¥40 Chinese Yuan into British Pounds . ¥64 Chinese Yuan into British Pounds .

The exchange rate is

×8

£1 = ¥8
÷8
How many British Pounds does she get? How many British Pounds does he get?

40 ÷ 8 = 5 64 ÷ 8 = 8

£5 £8
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Kim wants to exchange Bob wants to exchange
¥40 Chinese Yuan into British Pounds . ¥124 Chinese Yuan into British Pounds .

The exchange rate is

×8

£1 = ¥8
÷8
How many British Pounds does she get? How many British Pounds does he get?

40 ÷ 8 = 5 124 ÷ 8 = 15.5

£5 £ 15.50
 Chinese Singaporean
Yuan Dollar

£1 = ¥8 £1 = $1.5

A) £3 = ¥24 G) £20 = $30

B) £50 = ¥400 H) £5 = $7.50
C) £5.50 = ¥44 I) £65 = $97.50
D) ¥80 = £10 J) $6 = £4
E) ¥200 = £25 K) $33 = £22
F) ¥12 = £1.50 L) $120 = £80
 Exchange Rates: Ratio Tables

South African
£1 = R20 Rand

£ 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 100
R 10 20 40 100 200 400 2000

Using the table:

20 + 40 5 + 100
£3 = R60 R2100 = £105
 Exchange Rates: Ratio Tables

Romanian
£1 = L 6 Leu

What order is easiest for you to complete the table?

£ 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 100
L 3 6 12 30 60 120 600

Using the table:

12 + 30 10 + 100
£7 = L 42 L 660 = £110
 Exchange Rates: Ratio Tables

Turkish
£1 = ₺ 11 Lira

What order is easiest for you to complete the table?

£ 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 100
₺ 5.5 11 22 55 110 220 1100

Using the table:

11 + 22 + 220 5 + 10
£23 = ₺ 253 ₺ 165 = £15
 Exchange Rates: Ratio Tables

Japanese
£1 = ¥ 150 Yen

What order is easiest for you to complete the table?

£ 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 100
¥ 75 150 300 750 1500 3000 15,000

Using the table:

300 + 750 + 1500 0.5 + 1 + 5

£17 = ¥ 2550 ¥ 975 = £6.50
A B
Brazilian Chinese
£1 = R$ 8 Real
£1 = ¥ 12 Yuan

£ 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 100 £ 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 100

R$ 8 ¥ 120

Use the table to find: Use the table to find:

£3 = R$ 24 R$ 56 = £7 £7 = ¥ 84 ¥ 360 = £30

£15 = R$ 120 R$ 840 = £105 £40 = ¥ 480 ¥ 30 = £2.50

C D
Ethiopian USA
£1 = Br 60 Birr
£1 = $ 1.5 Dollar

£ 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 100 £ 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 100

Br 1200 $ 7.50

Use the table to find: Use the table to find:

£9 = Br 540 Br 6900 = £115 £132 = $ 198 $ 195 = £130

£7.50 = Br 450 Br 330 = £5.50 £16.50 = $ 24.75 $ 160.50 = £107

A B
Brazilian Chinese
£1 = R$ 8 Real
£1 = ¥ 12 Yuan

£ 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 100 £ 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 100

R$ 4 8 16 40 80 160 800 ¥ 6 12 24 60 120 240 1200

Use the table to find: Use the table to find:

£3 = R$ 24 R$ 56 = £7 £7 = ¥ 84 ¥ 360 = £30

£15 = R$ 120 R$ 840 = £105 £40 = ¥ 480 ¥ 30 = £2.50

Half Answers
A B
Brazilian Chinese
£1 = R$ 8 Real
£1 = ¥ 12 Yuan

£ 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 100 £ 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 100

R$ 4 8 16 40 80 160 800 ¥ 6 12 24 60 120 240 1200

Use the table to find: Use the table to find:

£3 = R$ 24 R$ 56 = £7 £7 = ¥ 84 ¥ 360 = £30

£15 = R$ 120 R$ 840 = £105 £40 = ¥ 480 ¥ 30 = £2.50

C D
Ethiopian USA
£1 = Br 60 Birr
£1 = $ 1.5 Dollar

£ 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 100 £ 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 100

Br 30 60 120 300 600 1200 6000 $ 0.75 1.5 3 7.50 15 30 150

Use the table to find: Use the table to find:

£9 = Br 540 Br 6900 = £115 £132 = $ 198 $ 195 = £130

£7.50 = Br 450 Br 330 = £5.50 £16.50 = $ 24.75 $ 160.50 = £107

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