Question

The fisherwomen are shouting out their prices to the buyers.
Mini — ‘‘Come here! Come here! Take sardines at Rs 40 a kg’’.
Gracy — ‘‘Never so cheap! Get sword-fish for Rs 60 a kg’’.
Floramma sells prawns for Rs 150 a kg.
Karuthamma sells squid for Rs 50 a kg.
1) At what price per kg did Fazila sell the kingfish?
2) Floramma has sold 10 kg prawns today. How much money did she get for that?
3) Gracy sold 6 kg sword fish. Mini has earned as much money as Gracy. How many kg of sardines did Mini sell?
4) Basheer has Rs 100. He spends one-fourth of the money on squid and another three-fourthonprawns.
a. How many kilograms of squid did he buy?
b. How many kilograms of prawns did he buy?

Answer 1

1. There is nothing about Fazila or the kingfish here!
2. Rs 1500
3. 9 kg
4. a) 1/2 kg squid
    b) 1/2 kg prawns

Answer 2

1 ======

2 1500

3 9 kg

4        a======== 0.5kg
          b========0.5kg