Question

A tailor purchase 12m 50cm of cloth to stitch 5 shirts. How many metre of cloth are required for 1 shirt ?

Answer 1

2.5 m
is required for 1 shirt

Answer 2

1meter =100cm
and he takes 1250 cm(1200+50)cm
from unitary method
for 5shirts he takes 1250 cm
for 1 shirt he takes 1250/5 = 250cm or 2.5m that is
2 meter 50centimeter