Question

If 9 mangoes cost as much as 5 oranges, 5 oranges as much as 3 apples, 4 apples as much as 9 pineapples and if 3 pineapples cost ₹ 48, what will a mango cost?

विकल्प

• ₹ 9

• ₹ 12

• ₹ 18

• ₹ 27

Answer 1

₹ 12

Explanation:

9 mangoes ≡ 5 oranges ≡ 3 apples

∵ 4 apples ≡ 9 pineapples

= 3 × 48

= ₹ 144

[3 Pineapples ≡ ₹ 48]

∴ 3 apples = `(144 xx 3)/4` = ₹ 108

∴ 9 mangoes ≡ ₹ 108

∴ 1 mango ≡ `108/9` = ₹ 12