2001 Gauss 7 Problem 18

Felix converted \$924.00 to francs before his trip to France. At that time, each franc was worth thirty cents. If he returned from his trip with 21 francs, how many francs did he spend?

\textbf{(A)}\ 3080\quad \textbf{(B)}\ 3101\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 256.2\quad \textbf{(D)}\ 3059\quad \textbf{(E)}\ 298.2

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