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Question
Suyash bought `2 1/2` kg of sugar and Ashish bought `3 1/2` kg. How much sugar did they buy altogether? If sugar costs 32 rupees per kg, how much did they spend on the sugar they bought?
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Solution
The amount of sugar they bought altogether = `2 1/2+3 1/2`
= `5/2+7/2`
= `(5+7)/2`
= `12/2`
= 6 kg
Now, the cost of 1 kg of sugar = Rs 32
Therefore, the cost of 6 kg of sugar is = 6 × 32
= Rs 192
Hence, they spend Rs 192 on the sugar they bought.
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