Ming was planning a trip to Western Samoa. Before going, she did some research and learned that the exchange rate is 6 Tala for $2. How many Tala would she get if she exchanged $6

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Kenneth Fitzgerald

16 October, 04:10

Ming was planning a trip to Western Samoa. Before going, she did some research and learned that the exchange rate is 6 Tala for $2. How many Tala would she get if she exchanged $6

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Sanaa · Answer 1

18

Step-by-step explanation:

If T is the number of Tala that Ming gets, it satisfies the proportion ...

T/$6 = 6/$2

Multiplying by $6 gives ...

T = 6 ($6/$2) = 6·3 = 18

Ming will get 18 Tala in exchange for $6.