How Do You Calculate British Pounds To American Dollars?
Different countries use different currencies for monetary transactions. When you buy something in the United States, you pay in dollars. However, if you wanted to purchase something in the United Kingdom, you would need to convert your dollars to pounds so the merchant would accept your money. Even if you paid by credit card, you would want to convert the cost in British pounds to American dollars to know how much the item costs. Look up the conversion rate between British pounds and American dollars. You can find the conversion in the financial section of the newspaper or online (see resources). Determine how many British pounds you want to convert to American dollars. Multiply the number of British pounds by the number of British pounds per dollar. For example, if you wanted to convert $100 British pounds to American dollars and the exchange rate was 1.6132 pounds per dollar, you would multiply $100 by 1.6132 to find that you would get $161.32.
