1. Exercise: Currency Converter

Currency Converter

This program will allow a user to convert US Dollars into one of three specific currencies.

The program should ask the user for two pieces of input:

1. The amount of US Dollars (USD) to convert
2. The target currency

Currency Conversions

Your program will allow conversion into one of three currencies. Use the following values for the conversion rates.

1 USD equals:

• 0.77 British Pounds (GBP)
• 0.92 Euro (EUR)
• 6.98 Chinese Yuan (CNY)

Running Your Program

To run your program, you can type python3 code/currency_converter.py in the Terminal window. For a shortcut, click this button:

RUN CURRENCY CONVERTER

Program Structure

Your program should consist of FOUR functions:

• usd_to_gbp()
• usd_to_eur()
• usd_to_cny()
• main()

** ALL of the logic of the program should occur in one of these functions! **

Use the following flowchart to help you envision the flow of the program.

For this exercise, do not worry about rounding numbers or formatting currency!!

GitHub

When your program is complete, you should use the Terminal to save your code to GitHub@IU.

Rubric

• 10 points: Program functions 100% correctly
• 5-9 points: Program runs with some correct functionality
• 0-4 points: Program does not run. Score based on work completed in source code file

Program Submission

You MUST complete the form below to submit your project. Your code will be graded in Codio and the grade will be transferred to the Canvas gradebook.

Project Assessment

Are you ready to submit your project for grading?

Note: Choose any answer and click Check it!. Your project will be manually graded and a score assigned.

MARK AS COMPLETED Once you have answered the question, you MUST click on the Mark as Completed button at the bottom of this page!

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