Exchange Rates & Best Buys Practice Questions

Yusuf changes £250 into Japanese yen.

Work out how many yen he gets.

In Tokyo, Yusuf buys a camera lens for $8235$ yen.

Work out the cost of the lens in pounds.

A pet shop sells the same brand of dog food in three sizes.

Size	Price
400 g tin	£0.92
1.5 kg bag	£3.30
4 kg sack	£8.60

Which size is the best value for money?

You must show how you get your answer.

Freya changes £180 into Danish krone.

Work out how many Danish krone she gets.

In Copenhagen, Freya sees a coat priced at $1302$ Danish krone.

Work out the price of the coat in pounds.

Give your answer correct to the nearest penny.

In Manchester, a 500 g pack of Kofa coffee beans costs £7.35.

In Toronto, the same coffee beans cost $12.60$ Canadian dollars for 1 pound (1 lb) in weight.

$1$ kg $= 2.2$ lb

£1 $= 1.68$ Canadian dollars

In which city are the coffee beans better value for money, Manchester or Toronto?

You must show how you get your answer.

Ravi needs to buy 24 bags of compost.

Here is information about the cost of bags of compost at each of two garden centres.

Greenway

Bags of compost £6.50 each

Buy 3, get 1 free

Plantworld

Pack of 6 bags for £31.50

10% off when you buy 4 or more packs

Ravi wants to buy the 24 bags of compost as cheaply as possible.

Should Ravi buy the compost from Greenway or from Plantworld?

You must show how you get your answer.

A café needs at least 48 litres of apple juice.

The apple juice is sold only in the two sizes shown in the table.

Size	Price
2 litre carton	£1.95
5 litre box	£4.60

Work out the cheapest total cost of buying at least 48 litres of the apple juice.

You must show how you get your answer.