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Question
One day he wants to eat pumpkin halwa (sweet dish). He tries to buy a big pumpkin with only Rs 10. He asks the first pumpkin seller the price of a big pumpkin.
First pumpkin-seller - `1/4` of this pumpkin is for Rs 10.
This full pumpkin will cost Rs ______.
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Solution
Cost of
`1/4` of the pumpkin = Rs 10
∴ Cost of 1 full pumpkin = 4× Rs 10 = Rs 40
This full pumpkin will cost Rs 40.
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