Question

If the museum earns ₹1575 by selling 5 tickets, the cost of 1 ticket will be .

• A. ₹305
• B. ₹310
• C. ₹315
• D. ₹320

Answer 1

The correct option is C ₹315

Total number of tickets $=5$.

Total cost of $5$ tickets $=₹1575$.

∴ The cost of $1$ ticket will be:
$=₹1575÷5$.

Follow box method to do the division process.

Now, the number $1575$ in its expanded form can be written as:
$1575=1000+500+70+5$.

So, upon dividing, you get the following:

Adding up the partial quotients, you get the final quotient as $200+100+10+5=315$.

So, the cost of $1$ ticket is $₹315$.