Question

if 8 kg sugar costs rupees 260 how much sugar can be brought for rupees 877.50

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer:

27 kg of sugar can be bought for Rs.877.50.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : If 8 kg sugar costs Rs.260.

To find : How much sugar can be bought for Rs.877.50 ?

Solution :

Applying unitary method,

In Rs.260 we can buy 8 kg of sugar.

In Rs.1 we can buy \frac{8}{260}

260/8

kg of sugar.

In Rs.877.50 we can buy \frac{8}{260}\times 877.50

260/8

×877.50 kg of sugar.

In Rs.877.50 we can buy 27 kg of sugar.

Therefore, 27 kg of sugar can be bought for Rs.877.50.