if we know there are 16 chicken dollars in 1 us dollar, we can divide the amount we want to convert (5 chicken dollars) by the chicken dollar ratio (16 chicken dollars).so, 5 ÷ 16 = 0.3125
we can round that to 0.31; the third digit (2) is less than 5, so we round down. in conventional society, we don't use the extra numbers. we don't have the coins to do that (and it'd be quite inconvenient).
we know there are 100 cents in a dollar, so 0.31 of 1 dollar is 31 cents ($0.31).
notice that this gives you the answer in dollar format. if we want it in cents only, we can multiple our answer by 100 (the number of cents in a dollar) to get ¢31.
we can do this with any of the common c$ ratios, such as c$20:usd$1 or c$100:usd$1.
these numbers can be easier to divide by, but the higher you go the less usd you'll get out of it.
for example:5 ÷ 20 = $0.25
this is really only a noticeable difference when dealing with larger amounts:C$1000 = 1000 ÷ 16 = $62.50
C$1000 = 1000 ÷ 20 = $50.00
in general:
amount converting (c$x) ÷ conversion ratio (c$16) = $x.xx
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