The price of 2 Kg of sugar is Rs.72. What will be the cost of $4 \frac{1}{2}$ Kg of Sugar?

Given :

The price of 2 kg of sugar $= Rs. 72$

To find :

We have to find the cost of $4 \frac{1}{2}$ Kg of sugar.

Solution :

The cost of 1 kg of sugar $= Rs. \frac{72}{2} = Rs. 36$

The cost of $4 \frac{1}{2}$ kg of sugar $= Rs. 4 \frac{1}{2} \times 36$

$= Rs. \frac{9}{2} \times 36$

$= Rs. 9 \times 18$

$= Rs. 162$.

Therefore, the cost of $4 \frac{1}{2}$ Kg of sugar is Rs.162.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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