Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Find the cost of `3 1/2` m cloth, if one metre cloth costs ₹325 `1/2`.
Sum
Advertisements
Solution
Cost of 1 meter cloth = Rs. 325 `1/2`
`(2 xx 325 + 1)/2 = (650 + 1)/2 = 651/2`
Now cost of `3 1/2` m `((2 xx 3 + 1)/2 = 7/2) "m"`
`= 651/2 xx 7/2 = (651 xx 7)/(2 xx 2)`
`= 4557/4 = 1139 1/4`
shaalaa.com
Concept for Problem Solving Using Operations on Rational Numbers
Is there an error in this question or solution?
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Find three rational numbers equivalent to `-5/9`
Find x, such that: `(- 48)/"x" = 6`
Find x, such that: `36/"x" = 3`
Add: `-3 "and" 2/3 `
Add: `(-5)/9 "and" 7/18`
Subtract: `-2 "from" (-3)/10`
Evaluate: `((- 35)/39 xx (- 13)/7) - (7/90 xx (- 18)/14)`
Evaluate: `((-4)/5 xx 3/2) + (9/-5 xx 10/3) - ((-3)/2 xx (-1)/4)`
Divide: `15/28 "by" 3/4`
Divide: `21/44 "by" - 11/9`
