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question 104

Multiple Choice

The following table shows the number of U.S. dollars required to buy one Mexican peso and the number of U.S. dollars required to buy one Japanese yen between June 1, 2016, and September 1, 2016. Use this table to answer the next questions. $$\begin{array} { l l l } \hline \text { Date } & \begin{array} { l } \text { U.S. Dollars Required } \\\text { to Buy 1 Mexican Peso }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { U.S. Dollars Required } \\\text { to Buy 1 Japanese Yen }\end{array} \\\hline \text { June 1,2016 } & 0.0536 & 0.0095 \\\text { July 1,2016 } & 0.0537 & 0.0096 \\\text { August 1,2016 } & 0.0541 & 0.0099 \\\text { September 1,2016 } & 0.0520 & 0.0098 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-On June 1, 2016, Samantha bought a yoga mat for 250 Mexican pesos in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Because she only had Japanese yen, she needed to exchange her Japanese yen at a nearby
Money-exchange kiosk in order to get the 250 Mexican pesos she used for the purchase. The kiosk is able to buy and sell U.S. dollars, Mexican pesos, and Japanese yen at the exchange rates shown in the table. Approximately how much did the yoga mat cost Samantha in terms of Japanese yen?

• A) 0.2136
• B) 1,121
• C) 3,151
• D) 1,411
• E) 292,609

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