Question

cost of 3⅖ metre of cloth costs rupee 88½ find the cost of 1 metre of cloth​

Answer 1

1/Given, Cost of 3. 2//5 or 17/5 metre cloth or

= ₹ 88. 1/2 = ₹ 177/2

∴ cost of one metre cloth = 177/2 ÷ 17/5

= 177/2 × 5/17 = ₹ 885/34 = ₹ 26. 1/34