Question

. A shopkeeper sells 200 metres of cloth for 9,000 at a
profit of 5 per metre. What is the cost price of
1 metre of cloth ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Rs.40

Step-by-step explanation:

Let cost of 1 meter cloth = x  

Then, cost of 200 meter cloth = 200x

Profit for 200 meter cloth = 200*5 = 1000  

ie, 200x + 1000 = 9000

Solving, we get x = Rs.40  

ie, cost of 1 meter cloth = Rs.40

-----

Checking the answer

cost of 1 meter cloth = Rs.40

cost of 200 meter cloth = Rs.40*200 = 8000

He sold it for Rs.9000

profit = 1000 for 200 meters OR Rs.5 for 1 meter

Answer 2

Answer:

Cost price of 1 metre of cloth is 40Rs.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given selling price of 200 m. of cloth =9,000Rs.

profit = 5Rs per metre.  

Length of the cloth = 200 metres

Selling price of cloth per 1metre, $SP=\frac{9,000}{200} =45Rs$

Cost price of 1 metre of cloth $= SP - Profit$

                                                 $=45-5=40Rs.$

Cost price of 1 metre of cloth is 40Rs.