Question

To help farmers the State Government gave cows. Kamla Bai Gudhe also got a cow. The cost of the cow was Rs 17,500. She had to pay Rs 5,500 and the government spent the rest of the money.

• How much did the government spend on the cow?
• If 9 people from her village got cows, how much did the government spend in all?

Answer 1

• Cost of the cow = Rs 17,500
  Money spent by Kamla Bai on the cow = Rs 5,500
  It is given that the rest of the money was spent by the government.
  ∴ Money spent by the government on the cow
  = Rs 17500 − 5500
  = Rs 12,000
  Working:
   17500
  − 5500
   12000
  Thus, the government spent Rs 12,000 on one cow.
• Money spent by the government on 1 cow = Rs 12,000
  ∴ Money spent by the government on 9 cows
  = Rs 12000 × 9
  = Rs 1,08,000
  Working:
    12000
        × 9
  108000
  Thus, the government spent Rs 1,08,000 on nine cows.