the cost of 7 2/3 meters of cloth or s ruppes 12 3/4. Find the cost per meter
Answers
Answer:
The cost per meter of the cloth is Rs 1 \frac {61}{92}1
92
61
To find:
Determine the cost per meter of a 7 \frac{2}{3}7
3
2
meters cloth
Solution:
Given, Quantity of cloth = 7 \frac{2}{3}7
3
2
meters = \frac{23}{3}
3
23
meters
Price of 7 \frac{2}{3}7
3
2
meters of cloth = Rs 12 \frac{3}{4}12
4
3
Or, Price of \frac{23}{3}
3
23
meters of cloth Rs \frac{51}{4}
4
51
\therefore∴ Price of 1 m of cloth
\begin{gathered}\begin{array} { c } { = \frac { 51 } { 4 } \div \frac { 23 } { 3 } } \\\\ { = \frac { 51 } { 4 } \times \frac { 3 } { 23 } = \frac { 153 } { 92 } } \end{array}\end{gathered}
=
4
51
÷
3
23
=
4
51
×
23
3
=
92
153
= \text { Rs } 1 \frac { 61 } { 92 } \text { or Rs. } 1.667 \text { (approx.) }= Rs 1
92
61
or Rs. 1.667 (approx.)