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Shillings
and Dollars
Name:
__________________________
Date:
__________________________
Shillings
and Dollars
Directions:
Money from country to country can have different
names, look different, and have different values. In
Tanzania in the 1960s, according to Tololwa Mollel, ten
ten-cent coins equaled one shilling coin and about 8
shillings equaled a U.S. dollar.
Complete the following questions using 8 shillings =
$1.00U.S.
United
States Tanzania
One
gallon of gasoline at a local station
$1.50
12 shillings
Hamburger,
fries, and soda
$3.50
Matinee
movie with popcorn and soda
66 shillings
Bicycle
$89.75
Computer
game
398 shillings
If
Saruni exchanged his Tanzanian money for U.S. dollars, how
much money would he have toward his bicycle? (30 shillings
and 50 cents) _______________
A family
of four is planning a trip to Tanzania.
The airplane tickets
cost
$458 per person round trip.
How much would one round
trip
cost in shillings? __________________
The
family plans on staying at various hotels recommended by
their travel agent. The
family can get a “family suite” at one hotel for 1816
shillings. What
is the cost in U.S. dollars for a three night stay?
___________________________
A
photographic safari has everyone excited.
Film for the safari costs 18 shillings per roll.
Each family member has a camera and wants to take at
least 3 rolls of pictures.
How much does the film cost the family in U.S.
dollars? ____________
What is
the current exchange rate between the U.S. and Tanzania
monetary unit? ________________________.
Use a ready reference book or website such as http://www.newafrica.com/economy/exchangerate.asp
Extra
Credit: Why is the shilling the basic monetary unit of
Tanzania?__________
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