Currency Conversion

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Currency Conversion

• Be a virtual tourist ... Find bus fares for 4
  cities using the following websites

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Choose 3 International Cities and 1 United
States City

• London, England http//www.ukstudentlife.com/Trav
  el/Transport/London/Buses.htmTicketPrices2007
• Dublin, Ireland http//www.dublinbus.ie/fares_and
  _tickets/fares.asp
• Pretoria, South Africa http//www.tshwane.gov.za/
  documents/bustimetables/notes2007.pdf
• Seoul, South Korea http//english.tour2korea.com/
  03Sightseeing/TravelSpot/travelspot_read.asp?oid1
  846kosmm3_8
• Berlin, Germany http//www.berlin-tourist-informa
  tion.de/english/berlin-infos/e_bi_stadtinfos_nahve
  rkehr.php
• Boston, Massachusetts http//www.mbta.com/fares_a
  nd_passes/bus/
• New York, New York http//www.mta.info/metrocard/
  mcgtreng.htm
• Montreal, Canada http//www.stcum.qc.ca/English/i
  nfo/a-tarif.htm
• San Jose, Costa Rica http//www.a2zlanguages.com/
  Costarica/Sanjose/sj_transport.htm
• Canberra, Australia http//www.action.act.gov.au/
  fares.cfm

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Guidelines

• You must compare three different currencies (in
  addition to one American city)
• If you have a choice of fares ... Choose the
  standard one trip or one day bus fare
• You can choose any US city you want I just gave
  you two suggestions!

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Convert the Currency!

• Go to ...
• http//finance.yahoo.com/currency

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Complete the chart