A Canadian tourists came to Kenya with sterling pounds 5000 which he exchanged to Kenyan shillings. He spent three quarters of the money and exchanged...

A Canadian tourists came to Kenya with sterling pounds 5000 which he exchanged to Kenyan shillings. He spent three quarters of the money and exchanged the rest to sterling pounds on leaving. How much to the nearest pound did he receive given the exchange rate?
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119.72 119.86

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Kavungya answered the question on September 30, 2019 at 06:27

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