If 1 dollar is worth x French francs, what is the value, in dollars, of y French francs?

Explanation

If you don’t see that you need to divide y by x, set up a proportion. Let z = number of dollars needed to purchase y francs.
dollars/francs= 1/x = z/y
y(1/x) = (z/y)y
y/x = z

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