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A Kenyan bank buys and sells foreign currency as shown in the table below. A tourist arrived in Kenya with 15000 pounds which he converted into...

A Kenyan bank buys and sells foreign currency as shown in the table below.

A tourist arrived in Kenya with 15000 pounds which he converted into Ksh at a commission of 8%.
He later used half of the money before changing the balance into dollars at no commission. Calculate
to the nearest dollar the amount he received.

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Kavungya answered the question on November 12, 2019 at 09:16

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