Question

Ram went to the market place to buy bricks for his new house. The prices for different types of bricks are
Black soil brick - ₹ 100/ brick
Red soil brick - ₹ 80/ brick
What is the maximum number of bricks he can buy using the ₹ 24,000?

Answer 1

The prices of different types of bricks are
Black soil brick - ₹ 100
Red soil brick - ₹ 80
To buy maximum number of bricks, Ram has to opt for cheaper bricks.
So the number of red soil bricks Ram can buy would be
=24000 $÷$ 80

80) 2400 ( 300
24
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0
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= 300 bricks