Question

A tailor has 5 metre of cloth. He used 1 3/4 metre to make a shirt and 2/3 to make a pair of shorts. How much cloths is left with the tailor?
(a) 2 5/12 metre
(b) 3 5/12 metre
(c) 3 7/12 metre
(d) 2 7/12 metre

Chapter name- fraction
Class-5​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Tailor had 5m of cloth

For shirt —-> 13/4 = 3.25m is used.

Remaining cloth with tailor = 1.75m = 7/4

For a pair of shorts, 2/3 of remaining cloth is used.

Cloth left with tailor

7/4 — (2/3)*7/4

= 1/3 * 7/4

= 7/12

Option C is correct answer

Answer 2

Option-D is the right answer

Step-by-step explanation:

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