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Chapter 17, Problem 3DQ
Some of the websites show graphs indicating how one currency has done relative to another currency.
- a. Over the past year, how has the pound performed against the dollar? Does the dollar buy more or less pounds today than it did 1 year ago?
- b. Over the past year, how has the dollar performed against the yen? Does the dollar buy more or less yen today than it did 1 year ago?
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