Question

If 7 kg onions cost 140 rupees how much must be pay for 12 kilogram onions

Answer 1

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● Answer -

Price of 12 kg onions = 240 Rs

◆ Explaination -

Given that 7 kg onions cost 140 rupees.

From this we can calculate price of 1 kg onions.

Price per kg = 140/7

Price per kg = 20 rs/kg

Price of 12 kg is given by -

Price of 12 kg = 12 × 20

Price of 12 kg = 240 Rs

Therefore, 240 Rs must be paid for 12 kg onions.

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Answer 2

The cost of 12 kg onions is 240 rupees.

It is given that,

Cost of 7 kg of onions cost is = 140 rupees

To find : The cost of 12 kg onions.

So, to find the cost of 12 kg onions, we must first find out the cost of 1 kg onion.

If the cost of 7 kg onions = 140 rupees.

Then, cost of 1 kg onions will be

$= \frac{140}{7}$

$= 20 \: rupees$

So, we have find out that the cost of 1 kg onions is 20 rupees. Therefore, when we multiply 20 with 12, we will get the cost of 12 kg onions.

Hence, cost of 12 kg onions is

$= 12 \times 20$

$= 240 \: rupees$