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Question
The table given below shows the distances, in kilometres, between four villages of a state. To find the distance between two villages, locate the square where the row for one village and the column for the other village intersect.
Compare the distance between Himgaon and Rawalpur to Sonapur and Ramgarh?
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Solution
The distance between Himgaon and Rawalpur = `98 3/4` km
And the distance between Sonapur and Ramgarh = `40 2/3` km
Difference of the distance between Himgaon and Rawalpur to Sonapur and Ramgarh
= `(98 3/4 - 40 2/3)`
= `(395/4 - 122/3)`
= `((1185 - 488)/12)`
= `697/12`
= `58 1/2` km
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