Question

From the table, identify the day on which the shopkeeper sold the maximum amount of wheat and rice altogether (in g)?

• A. Friday
• B. Saturday
• C. Cannot be determined
• D. The amount is the same on both the days.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Saturday

Quantity sold on Friday:
$\text{Weight of wheat = 4 kg 200 g}$
$\text{Weight of rice = 4 kg 100 g}$

Total quantity sold = Weight of wheat + Weight of rice

Adding the like terms separately, we see:

$\text{∴ On Friday, the total quantity sold}$
$\text{= 8 kg 300 g}$

Quantity sold on Saturday:
$\text{Weight of wheat = 5 kg 300 g}$
$\text{Weight of rice = 3 kg 600 g}$

Total quantity sold = Weight of wheat + Weight of rice

Adding the like terms separately, we see:

$\text{On Saturday, the total quantity sold}$
$\text{= 8 kg 900 g}$
On comparing the two quantities, we observe:


So, the shopkeeper sold the maximum amount on Saturday.