Question

What is the cost of 27.5 m of cloth at ₹ 53.50 per metre?

Answer 1

By unitary method,
Cost of $1$ m of cloth = ₹$53.50$
Cost of $27.5$m of cloth $=₹(53.50\times 27.5)$
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$=₹(\frac{5350}{100}\times \frac{275}{10})=₹\left(\frac{1471250}{1000}\right)=₹1471.25$
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