The document describes an international food court called The Wide World of Taste located in a mall called the Mall of the World. The food court offers foods from different countries around the world, but the prices are listed in each country's native currency rather than US dollars. To pay for a meal, visitors must use the Currency Exchange Bank to convert their $10 to the various currencies needed, based on posted exchange rates between the US dollar and the euro, peso, ruble, pound, and Australian dollar.

1. Why Trade Money?
International Food Court Activity
Welcome to the Mall of the World! This a unique mall because the 1000 shops are owned and
operated by people and businesses from all over the world! Best of all, there is an international food
court, The Wide World of Taste, with delicious foods from all over the globe!
You have been shopping all day and you are famished. Because it’s your first time to the Mall of the
World, the owners are giving you $10.00 to spend in The Wide World of Taste. Take a look over the
menu (on the back) and choose foods and a drink that sound yummy to you—place a checkmark next
to the items you want for lunch.
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Why aren’t the prices in dollars?! Remember, this mall has shops that are owned and operated by
people from all over the world. The owners want to be paid in their country’s currencies. There are
five different currencies that may be required to pay for your lunch: European Union euro, Mexican
pesos, Russian rubles, British pounds, and Australian dollars.
These currencies are foreign exchange to U.S. citizens. Foreign exchange is all other currencies
other than the domestic currency of a specific country. You are most likely having a difficult time
figuring out the price of your lunch items; lucky for you, there’s a Currency Exchange Bank located in
the food court. You can exchange your U.S. dollars for the currencies needed to buy lunch.
The Currency Exchange Bank has posted these exchange rates. Exchange rate is the price of one
nation’s currency in terms of another nation’s currency. In this case, all currencies are priced in terms
of U.S. dollars.
• One U.S. dollar will buy 13.2 Mexican pesos.
• One U.S. dollar will buy 1.1 Australian dollars.
• One U.S. dollar will buy .67 European Union euros.
• One U.S. dollar will buy .62 British pounds.

2. • One U.S. dollar will buy 29.5 Russian rubles.
Now, use the Activity One sheet to calculate the price of your international lunch. Bon Appetite!
The Wide World of
Taste
International Food Court Menu
Australian Appetizers
Down Under Cheese Hoppers 4.5 Australian dollars
Great Barrier Reef Finger Foods 2.70 Australian dollars
Outback Pot Stickers 3.60 Australian dollars
Sydney Spicy Shrimp 1.80 Australian dollars
Mexican Mouthfuls
Tijuana Taco 15.30 pesos
Chihuahua Enchilada 18.36 pesos
Burrito Yucatan 22.44 pesos
Fajitas de Francisco 35.70 pesos
Nachos del Zapatistas 20.40 pesos
Refried Beans de Hidalgo 8.16 pesos

3. European Delights
French Onion Soup 1.80 euros
Greek Salad 2.52 euros
Black Forest Dark Chocolate Cake 2.25 euros
Italian Spaghetti and Meatballs 2.70 euros
Spanish Flan (dessert) 1.98 euros
Belgian Chocolates 3.60 euros
Unique Foods of the United Kingdom
Stonehenge Stew 2.10 pounds
London Lamb Chops 4.23 pounds
Welsh Watercress Salad 3.4 pounds
Scottish Sheep Sizzlers 3.4 pounds
English Channel Tea and Crumpets 4.21 pounds
Russian Refreshments
Freezing Cold Coffee 40.23 rubles
Moscow Mango Juice Masterpiece 50.63 rubles
Siberia Strawberry Smoothie 54.32 rubles
St. Petersburg Soda 43.54 rubles