Question

Prices of a bag and a laptop are in the ratio of 1:8. If the difference between the prices of the bag and the laptop is Rs.45437, What is the price of a laptop?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is Rs.51,928.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the price of the bag be x. Then, the price of the laptop will be 8x.

We know that 8x - x = 7x = Rs.45,437

Then, x = 45437 ÷ 7

= 6491

Therefore, we get the cost of the bag as Rs.6491.

x = Rs.6491

8x = 8 × Rs.6491

→ 8x = Rs.51928

Therefore, the cost of the laptop is Rs.51,928.

Checking the answer:

According to the question, the difference between the prices of the bag and the laptop should be Rs.45437.

Price of the laptop = Rs.51,928

Price of the bag = Rs.6,491

Difference in their costs = Rs.51,928 - Rs.6,491 = Rs.45,437

Hence, verified that the answer is correct.