Question

if 8kg sugar costs rs260,how much sugar can be baught for rs 877.50

Answer 1

8 kg cost 260
1 kg costs 260/8=32.5

Now 32.5 rs needed to buy 1 kg sugar
1 rs needed to buy 1/32.5 kg sugar
so, 877.50 rs needed to buy 877.5*1/32.5= 27 kg sugar.

Answer 2

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 $\frac{8}{260}$ kg of sugar.

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