Question

4. By what number should 4 whole 7/8 be multiplied to get 87 whole 3/4.
5. In a hostel's mess, each student gets 1/3 litre of milk every day. If the total consumption of the milk is 57 whole 2/3 litres per day, how many students are there in
the hostel?
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Answer 1

Answer:

4 ) = 1746/47

5 ) Given, in a hostel's mess, each student gets \(\frac {1}{3}\) litre of milk every day and the total consumption of the milk is \(57\frac {2}{3}=\frac {173}{3}\) litres per day. Hence, the number of students in the hostel are \(173\).