Question

A person has money to buy 25 cycles worth Rs 500 each. How many cycles he will be
able to buy if each cycle is costing Rs 125 more?​

Answer 1

Answer :-

Given :-

• A person has enough money to buy 25 cycles worth Rs 500 each.

To find :-

• The number of cycles he will be able to buy if each cycle is costing Rs 125 more.

Step-by-step explanation :-

Given, a person has enough money to buy 25 cycles.

Each bicycle costs Rs 500.

So, total money he has = Rs 500 × 25 = Rs 12500.

Now, we are asked to find how many cycles will he be able to buy if each cycle is costing Rs 125 more.

So, the new cost of each cycle = Rs 500 + Rs 125 = Rs 625.

Now, the question is, how many cycles will he be able to buy using Rs 12500?

So, let's apply this formula :-

$\sf \dfrac{Total \: money}{Cost \: of \: 1 \: cycle}$

Total money = Rs 12500.

Cost of 1 cycle = Rs 625.

Therefore, substituting the values, we get :-

$\sf \dfrac{Rs \: 12500}{Rs \: 625}$

Reducing the numbers, we get :-

$\sf 20 \: cycles.$

Therefore, the person will be able to buy 20 cycles if each cycle is costing Rs 125 more.