If 8.75 m of cloth costs ₹420, find the cost of one mere of the cloth. Also find the cost of 3.5 m of the same cloth.

Given :

Cost of 8.75 m of cloth $=$ ₹420 

To find :

We have to find the cost of cloth of 1 m and 3.5 m.

Solution :

Cost of 8.75 m of cloth $=$ ₹420 

Cost of 1 m of cloth $= \frac{420}{8.75} = 48$

Now,

Cost of 3.5 m of cloth $= 3.5 \times 48 = 168$.

Cost of 1 m cloth is ₹ 48.

Cost of 3.5 m cloth is ₹168

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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