Understanding Business and Personal Law

Chapter 24: Writing Checks

Service Learning

Traveler’s Checks
At this time, 12 countries are participating in the Euro, the single currency of Europe. They are Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, and Finland. The official abbreviation for the Euro is EUR.

Activity: Locate an online currency converter and find out how much $10 in United States currency is equivalent to in Euros.

Use this Web site to help with this activity:
http://www.xe.com/ucc/
(A Web site for the Universal Currency Converter)