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Diameter of Earth is 12756000 m. In 1996, a new planet was discovered whose diameter is 586 of the diameter of Earth. Find the diameter of this planet in km. - Mathematics

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Diameter of Earth is 12756000 m. In 1996, a new planet was discovered whose diameter is `5/86` of the diameter of Earth. Find the diameter of this planet in km.

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Solution

Given, Diameter of the earth = 12756000 m

= `12756000/1000`

= 12756 m

According to the question,

Diameter of new planet = `5/86` of diameter of earth

= `5/86 xx 12756`

= `63780/86`

= 741.62 km

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Chapter 2: Fractions and Decimals - Exercise [Page 46]

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NCERT Exemplar Mathematics [English] Class 7
Chapter 2 Fractions and Decimals
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