Question

A piece of cloth 5 m long shrinks 10 per cent on washing. How long will the cloth be after washing?

Answer 1

Length of cloth = 5 m

Shrinking percentage after washing = 10%

∴ Length of cloth, after washing = 5 – 10% of 5

= `5 - 10/100 xx 5`

= 5 – 0.5

= 4.5 m