Question

If 30 meters of cloth cost rupees 1455 how many metres of this cloth can be brought for rupees 679

Answer 1

30 m = Rs 1455

⇒ Rs 1455 = 30 m

Find the length of cloth that can be bought with Rs 1:

Rs 1455 = 30 m

Rs 1 = 30 ÷ 1455 = 2/97

Find the length of cloth that can be bought with Rs 679:

Rs 1 = 2/97 m

Rs 679 = 2/97 x 679 = 14 m

Answer: Rs 679 can buy 14 m of the cloth

Answer 2

30 meters =1455rupees
let x meters cloth for 679 rupees
30=1455
x=679
cross multiply it
1455x=30×679
x=30×679/1455
x=20370/1455
x=14meters
14 meters cloth can be brought for 679 rupees