Decide whether the following statement makes sense (or is clearly true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false) Explain One dollar is worth about 115 Japanese yen, so 1 yen is worth more than $1. Choose the correct answer below. OA. The statement makes sense because 1 yen is worth $115 OB. The statement does not make sense because 1 yen is worth approximately $0.0087 OC. The statement makes sense because 1 yen is worth $1. OD. The statement does not make sense because 1 yen is worth $0.50 nt Click to select your answer

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Christine Dickerson

Mathematics

13 April, 06:46

Decide whether the following statement makes sense (or is clearly true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false) Explain One dollar is worth about 115 Japanese yen, so 1 yen is worth more than $1. Choose the correct answer below. OA. The statement makes sense because 1 yen is worth $115 OB. The statement does not make sense because 1 yen is worth approximately $0.0087 OC. The statement makes sense because 1 yen is worth $1. OD. The statement does not make sense because 1 yen is worth $0.50 nt Click to select your answer

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Liberty · Answer 1

B. The statement does not make sense because 1 yen is worth approximately $0.0087

Step-by-step explanation:

Since $1 = ¥115 you can substitute ¥115 for $1 in the statement to see if it makes sense. (You can always substitute equals.)

Then you get ...

... so 1 yen is worth more than 115 yen. - - a statement clearly false