Question

The cost of 7 kg of potatoes is ₹ 42. How many kg of potatoes can be purchased for ₹ 96?
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Answer 1

Answer:

16 kg is your answer.

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Answer 2

Given:

The cost of 7 kg of potatoes is ₹ 42.

To find:

How many kgs of potatoes can be purchased for ₹ 96.

Solution:

The kg of potatoes that can be purchased for ₹ 96 is 16 Kg.

To answer this question, we will follow the following steps:

As given in the question, we have,

The kg of potatoes that can be brought for ₹ 42 = 7 kg

So,

The kg of potatoes that can be brought for ₹ 1

$= \frac{7}{42} \: kg$

Now,

The kg of potatoes that can be brought for ₹ 96

$= \frac{7}{42} \times 96$

$= \frac{1}{6} \times 96$

$= 16 \: kg$

Hence, the 16 kg of potatoes can be purchased for ₹ 96.