Question

The cost of an article is ₹ 5.20. Find the cost of 5 such articles.

• A. ₹ 2.6
• B. ₹ 92
• C. ₹ 26
• D. ₹ 260

Answer 1

The correct option is C

₹ 26

Cost of an article = $₹5.20$
$\therefore$Cost of 5 articles = $₹5.20\times 5$

$15.20\times \underset{–}{5}\underset{–}{26.00}$

$\therefore$ Cost of 5 articles is ₹ 26.

When a decimal number is multiplied by a whole number, the resulting number will have as many decimal places as the initial decimal number.