Question

1.It takes 1 3/4 m( one whole three by four) of cloth to make a pair of trousers. if the cloth needed to make 10 pairs of trousers is cut out of a 20m length of cloth. what length of cloth will be left?2. Mr Menon had RS 2,25,000 . He gave one third of it to his son, one fifth of it to his daughter and the rest to his wife. What portion of his money did his wife get and how much did she get? 3. Kamal reads one third of a book on the first day and one fourth of the remaining portion on the second day. What portion of the book does Kamal read in two days? if 200 pages are left to be read. find the total number of pages in the book.please give me these sums with detailed explanation☺

Answer 1

2:- Mr. Menon gave his son = 225000(1/3)=75000
He gave his daughter = 225000(1/5)=45000
His wife get the money= 225000- (75000+45000)=225000-120000=105000