Grade 8 Foreign Exchange Rates Quiz

Converting Rand, Dollars, Pounds and Euros

What this quiz covers

Grade 8 Foreign Exchange Rates Quiz draws its questions at random from a bank of 12 questions. A full worked solution is shown after you answer each one.

Example questions

A sample of the questions you will practise in this quiz. Work them out yourself - the full solution appears after you answer each one.

  1. The exchange rates are R15,24 = \$1, R20,29 = £1, and R16,85 = EUR 1. To convert a FOREIGN currency INTO Rand, what operation do you use?
  2. The exchange rates are R15,24 = \$1, R20,29 = £1, and R16,85 = EUR 1. Convert \$44,50 to Rand.
  3. The exchange rates are R15,24 = \$1, R20,29 = £1, and R16,85 = EUR 1. Convert £180 to Rand.
  4. The exchange rates are R15,24 = \$1, R20,29 = £1, and R16,85 = EUR 1. Convert EUR 1 000 to Rand.
  5. The exchange rates are R15,24 = \$1, R20,29 = £1, and R16,85 = EUR 1. To convert Rand INTO a foreign currency, what operation do you use?