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Question
Roller Coaster at an amusement park is `2/3` m high. If a new roller coaster is built that is `3/5` times the height of the existing coaster, what will be the height of the new roller coaster?
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Solution
Given, height of the existing roller coaster = `2/3` m
Height of new roller coaster = `3/5` of height of the existing roller coaster
= `3/5 xx 2/3`
= `2/5` m
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