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Question
A ground is in the shape of parallelogram. The height of the parallelogram is 14 metres and the corresponding base is 8 metres longer than its height. Find the cost of levelling the ground at the rate of ₹ 15 per sq.m
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Solution
14
22x
28
28
308
308
15x
1540
308
4620
Height of the parallelogram h = 14 m
Base = 8 m longer than height
= (14 + 8) m
= 22 m
Area of the parallelogram = (base × height) sq.units
= (22 × 14) m2
= 308 m2
Cost of levelling 1 m2 = ₹ 15
Cost of levelling 308 m2 = 308 × 15 = ₹ 4,620
Cost of levelling the ground = ₹ 4,620
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