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Exchange Place If youre in another country, you can exchange the currency you have for the currency you need at certain banks, airports, and hotels or by withdrawing from an ATM machine. These places will post an exchange rate, which will tell you how much 1 unit of your currency is worth in exchange for the currency that they carry. 875 rinds sure sounds like a lot of money just to look at a giant rubber band ball! But according to the exchange rate, I can get 350 rinds for every US dollar I exchange. If $1 is equal to 350 rinds, that means that the entry fee is only $2.50. Thats not so much money after all! Nearly everyone visiting East Exchange comes to take a look at Planet Oranges largest rubber band ball. We should take a look at it while were here, but before we tackle the five-story sphere of rubber, youll need some money to pay the entrance fee. Well have to go to the bank to get some of the local currency: rinds. Heres the chart well see there: US dollar: 350 rinds What this means is that the value of $1 equals the value of 350 rinds, just as 1 pound equals 525 rinds, 1 Euro equals 340 rinds, and 1 yen equals 3 rinds. So if you arrive at the bank with 1 dollar, the bank will trade your dollar for 350 rinds. Just remember that 350 rinds might seem like a lot, but its value is equal to just a dollar. If you have rinds left over when were done with the rubber band ball, you can take some home as a souvenir and start a collection like mine. |
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