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Evan is on holidays in Beijing, China. He took a taxi from the airport to his hotel. It cost him 375 Chinese yuan. He went $15 AUD over his travel budget on the taxi ride. How much Chinese yuan does Evan get for every Australian dollar if he budgeted $60 for the taxi ride?


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This question is solved using proportions, and doing this, it is found that Evan gets 5 Chinese yuans for every Australian dollar.

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  • Evan budgeted $60 for the taxi ride.
  • He went $15 over, thus, the taxi ride cost $75.
  • In Chinese yuans, the cost was 375.

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75 dollars are worth 375 yuans. How much yuans is a dollar worth?

1 dollar - x yuans

75 dollars - 375 yuans

Applying cross multiplication:

[tex]75x = 375[/tex]

[tex]x = \frac{375}{75}[/tex]

[tex]x = 5[/tex]

Evan gets 5 Chinese yuans for every Australian dollar.

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