Question

a cloth merchant sells cloth at the rate of rs.23 3/5 per metre.what is the cost of 6 3/7 m of cloth

Answer 1

Here is the answer
cost of 3/5 metres = Rs 23
cost of 1 metre = Rs 23 * 5/3
Therefore, cost of 63/7 m = 23*5/3*(63/7)
=23*5/3(9)
as 9 is also divided to 3
= 23*5*3=23*15=345