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The women of Meenkar Bank also want to start a factory to dry fish. The Panchayat has given them some land for that. Over the years they have saved Rs 74,000. They find out how much they will need for the factory.
Fazila writes the things they need to buy to begin. See the table for the cost of each item and the number of items they want to buy. Find the total cost.
| Item | Price of each | Number of items | Cost |
| Borewell for freshwater | Rs 3000 | 1 | |
| Bamboo rack for fish drying | Rs 2000 | 20 | |
| Cement tank | Rs 1000 | 4 | |
| Tray and knife | Rs 300 | 20 | |
| Bucket | Rs 75 | 20 |
Total cost to set up the factory = ______
When fresh fish is dried it becomes `1/3` its weight.
In one month they plan to dry 6000 kg of fresh fish.
How much-dried fish will they get in a month?
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Solution
| Item | Price of each | Number of items | Cost |
| Borewell for freshwater | Rs 3000 | 1 | 1 × 3000 = 3000 rupees |
| Bamboo rack for fish drying | Rs 2000 | 20 | 20 × 2000 = 40000 rupees |
| Cement tank | Rs 1000 | 4 | 4 × 1000 = 4000 rupees |
| Tray and knife | Rs 300 | 20 | 20 × 300 = 6000 rupees |
| Bucket | Rs 75 | 20 | 20 × 75 = 1500 rupees |
Total cost to set up the factory
= 3000 + 40000 + 4000 + 6000 + 1500
= 54500 rupees
Fresh fish in 1 month = 6000 kg
Dry fish in 1 month
= `1/3 xx 6000`
= 2000 kg
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