Tom is exchanging money for his trip to india. the exchange rate of us dollars to indian rupees is 1: 45.897. tom needs 11,550 rupees. the currency exchange he is using charges a 7.25% surcharge on any such transactions. how many us dollars will it cost tom to get the rupees he wants? round to the nearest dollar.
a.
$235
b.
$252
c.
$270
d.
$271

The answer is option c $270

Step-by-step explanation:

The currency exchange rate is given as:

45.897 rupees = $1

So, 11550 rupees will be =   = $251.65

Surcharge fee on the transaction is 7.25% or 0.0725, it becomes

= $18.244

The total value becomes = = $269.894 ≈$270

Hence, it will cost Tom $270 in total.

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