Question

Mr. bajaj has enough money to buy 12 magazines. If the cost of the magazine and a pair of trousers in the ratio 4:16, then 4 pair of trousers he can buy with the same amount of money??

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that Mr,bajaj has enough money to buy 12 magazines.

Let the cost of each magazine be 'x'

Cost of 12 magazines would be '12x'.

Let the cot of each trouser be 'y'.

Given that cost of the magazine and cost of pair of trousesr are in the ration 4:16

=> x:y = 4:16

=> x/y = 1/4

=> y = 4x .

Total amount he has spent on magazines = 12x.

If n be the number of trousers he could purchase with the same amount of

money,

n*y = 12x

=> n = 12x /4x

=> n = 3.

Thus, Mr. Bajaj could have bought 3 pairs of trousers with the same amount of money.