Question

The cost of $$2\frac{1}{3}$$ metres of cloth is Rs. $$75\frac{1}{4}.$$Find the cost of cloth per metre.

Answer 1

$$\text{The cost of 2}\frac{1}{3}\text{metres of cloth is Rs}75\frac{1}{4}.$$
$$\therefore \text{Cost per metre =}75\frac{1}{4}÷2\frac{1}{3}$$
$$=\frac{301}{4}÷\frac{7}{3}$$
$$=\frac{301}{4}\times \frac{3}{7}$$
$$=\frac{129}{4}$$
$$=\text{Rs}32\frac{1}{4}$$
$$\text{Thus, Rs}32\frac{1}{4}\text{or Rs}32.25\text{is the cost of cloth per metre .}$$