Currency Conversion
Be a virtual tourist ... Find bus fares for 4 cities using the following websites
Choose 3 International Cities and 1 United States City
• • • • London, England: http://www.ukstudentlife.com/Travel/Transport/London/Buses.htm#TicketPri ces2007 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 ?oid=1846&kosm=m3_8 Berlin, Germany: http://www.berlin-tourist-information.de/english/berlininfos/e_bi_stadtinfos_nahverkehr.php Boston, Massachusetts: http://www.mbta.com/fares_and_passes/bus/ New York, New York: http://www.mta.info/metrocard/mcgtreng.htm Montreal, Canada: http://www.stcum.qc.ca/English/info/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!
Convert the Currency!
Go to ... http://finance.yahoo.com/currency
Complete the chart
City Currency Currency Abbrev. Bus Fare Exchange Rate Equivalent U.S. Dollars