Question

18.5 m of cloth costs Rs. 666. Find the cost of 3.8 m cloth.

Answer 1

The total cost for 18.5 m of cloth is Rs. 666. The cost per meter is:

Cost per meter `= ("Total cost")/("Length of cloth") = 666/18.5`

Perform the division:

`666/18.5=36` (Cost per meter is Rs. 36).

The cost for 3.8 m of cloth is:

Cost = Cost per meter × 3.8 = 36 × 3.8.

36 × 3.8 = 136.8.

The cost of 3.8 m of cloth is: Rs. 136.8