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Question
`3/5` quintal of wheat costs Rs.210. Find the cost of :
(i) 1 quintal of wheat
(ii) 0.4 quintal of wheat
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Solution
(i) `3/5` quintal of wheat costs = Rs.210
1 quintal of wheat costs = `210xx5/3` = 70 x 5 = Rs.350
1 quintal of wheat costs = Rs.350
(ii) 1 quintal of wheat costs = Rs.350
0.4 quintal of wheat costs = 350 x 0.4 = Rs. 140.0 = Rs.140
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