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GCSE Maths: Number: currency

Ratio & Proportion · AQA GCSE Maths (8300). Cards are generated from the Corbettmaths textbook exercise and practice questions for Number: currency (Corbettmaths Video 214), and every card links back to the exact page it came from. Practice tests generate fresh variations of these questions, so the numbers change every attempt. Source material © Corbettmaths — used with attribution.

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  1. If £1 = 5 złoty, how many złoty is £20?

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    100 złoty. Multiply £20 by the exchange rate: 20 × 5 = 100.

  2. If £1 = $1.50, how many pounds is $300?

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    £200. Divide $300 by the exchange rate: 300 ÷ 1.50 = 200.

  3. To convert pounds to a foreign currency, do you multiply or divide by the exchange rate?

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    Multiply. For example, if £1 = $1.50, then £10 = 10 × 1.50 = $15.

  4. To convert a foreign currency to pounds, do you multiply or divide by the exchange rate?

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    Divide. For example, if £1 = $1.50, then $15 = 15 ÷ 1.50 = £10.

  5. Kevin wants to change up to £300 into yen at £1 = ¥168. How many complete ¥1000 notes can he get?

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    50 notes. £300 × 168 = ¥50,400. Dividing by 1000 gives 50 complete ¥1000 notes.

  6. A coat costs £60 in London and €74.88 in Dublin. With £1 = €1.17, in which city is it cheaper and by how much?

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    London, by £4. £60 = €70.20 (60 × 1.17). €74.88 ÷ 1.17 = £64. Difference: £64 - £60 = £4.

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