Question

A private taxi charges a fare of 260 rs for a journey 200km .How much would it traval for 279.50 rs

Answer 1

IF A PRIVATE TAXI CHARGES RS.260 FOR A JOURNEY OF 200KM.
SO IN 1 RUPEE IT'LL TRAVEL =
$\frac{200km}{260rs}$
THEREFORE, IN RS. 279.50 IT'LL TRAVEL =
$= \frac{200km}{260rs} \times 279.50rs \\ = \frac{200km}{260} \times \frac{2795}{10} \\ = \frac{20km}{260} \times 2795 \\ = \frac{55900km}{260} \\ = 215km$
HENCE, A PRIVATE TAXI WILL TRAVEL 215KM IN RS. 279.50.

Answer 2

Solution

Given :

Charge of private taxi for

a journey of 200 km is

Rs. 260

                                 

To find :

How much would it travel for

Rs. 279.50

                                     

According to the question

we have to find How much would

it travel for Rs. 279.50 .

                                         

Lets find that how many

distance it travels in

one rupees

= $\dfrac{200\:Rs}{260\:Km}$

                                               

So, the distance travelled for

charge Rs. 279.50 is

$\implies\dfrac{200}{260}\times\dfrac{2795}{10}\\\\\\=\dfrac{20}{26}\times\dfrac{559}{2}\\\\\\=\dfrac{10}{13}\times\dfrac{559}{2}\\\\\\=\dfrac{5}{13}\times\dfrac{559}{1}\\\\\\=5\times43\\\\\\=215\:Km$

                                                 

So, we can say that in

Rs. 279.50 the private taxi

travel 115 Km distance.